1st Edition
Rethinking Middle Years Early adolescents, schooling and digital culture
By Victoria Carrington
Copyright 2006
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is a unique and exciting book that challenges traditional conceptions of middle years provision. It should be read by policy-makers, educators and researchers alike.' Jackie Marsh, University of Sheffield Carrington's analysis of contemporary youth and the lives that they bring to school is significant. This stage of education is fundamental to understanding how we might engage learners,... Read more
Preface
1. Changing contexts
2. Constructions of the young
3. Digital cultures and early adolescents
4. What is middle years provision?
5. Australia: Creating a space for the middle years
6. Middle years provision in Australia
7. Key issues in classroom provision
8. Effective middle years practice
9. Moving forward
References
Index
1. Changing contexts
2. Constructions of the young
3. Digital cultures and early adolescents
4. What is middle years provision?
5. Australia: Creating a space for the middle years
6. Middle years provision in Australia
7. Key issues in classroom provision
8. Effective middle years practice
9. Moving forward
References
Index
Biography
Victoria Carrington is Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Education at the University of Plymouth. She has also taught at the University of Queensland, and has published widely on emergent literacies, new technologies and early adolescent cultures.
