Wayne Martino is Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at The University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Drawing on the perspectives of minority teachers and students, and utilizing feminist, queer and anti-racist frameworks, this book rejects role modeling as a basis for explaining or addressing boys' disaffection with schooling.

1. Introduction 2. Male Teacher Shortage and the Politics of Representation 3. Black Teachers' Narratives About Role Modelling and Representation 4. Beyond Race-Role Modelling: Black Male Teachers as Organic Intellectuals 5. The Question of Male Privilege 6. The Scourge of Repressive Female Authority 7. The Case of Male Bonding and the Demonization of Female Teachers 8. The Lure of Hegemonic Masculinity for Male Elementary School Teachers 9. The Politics of Multiculturalism, Representation and Role Modelling in a Multi-Racial Muslim School Community 10. Do the Gender and Race of Teachers Really Matter? Students' Perspectives on Role Modelling 11. Conclusion: Towards a Social Imaginary Beyond Role Modelling