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The research aims to understand how boys' identity projects influence their relationships with school and learning.

Diverse identity projects: exploring the connection between learner identity and relationship to school and learning among middle school boys

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The research aims to understand how boys' identity projects influence their relationships with school and learning.
Conducted ethnographic fieldwork over one year with boys in 6th and 7th grade.
Analyzed how students' identity projects align or conflict with school expectations.
Examined the influence of peer culture on learner identities.
Found that matching learner identities with school expectations positively impacts relationships with school.
Identified self-worth protection as a crucial factor in expressing learner identities.
Noted that schools need to recognize and accommodate diverse identities beyond traditional categories.

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This article analyzes how identity projects shape school relationships in middle school boys, suggesting schools should accommodate diversity.

Oddmund Toft (2026) studied this question.

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This article analyzes how identity projects shape school relationships in middle school boys, suggesting schools should accommodate diversity.