Engaging the Disengaged: Inclusive Approaches to Teaching the Least Advantaged - Brossura

McKenna, Tarquam

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ISBN 10: 1107627982 ISBN 13: 9781107627987

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

Addresses strategies and models of immersive teaching and learning that lead to successful schooling outcomes for the least advantaged students.

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Descrizione del libro

Engaging the Disengaged addresses strategies of immersive teaching. Drawing together a range of experts, the book explores how various differences can alienate students, and examines challenges faced by schools in diverse settings. It also offers ideas for engaging students in subjects such as mathematics, physical education and the arts.

Contenuti

Foreword: are the engaged really engaged? Shirley Steinberg; Introduction: exclusion: a habit that's hard to kick Roger Slee; Part I. The Digital Divide as a Tool for Inclusion: 1. Accommodating new learning in different school cultures Greg Neal; 2. Digital nation and social inclusion/exclusion: rethinking the digital divide Nicola Yelland; Part II. Engagement in the Early Years: 3. Early years – reconnecting families with pre-school education Andrea Nolan; Part III. Curriculum-Based Engagement: 4. Let's leave the arts stuff till Friday afternoon – do the arts really matter? Tarquam McKenna; 5. You want me to teach maths?! Bringing joy and success to students and teachers through caring student-centered teaching of mathematics Colleen Vale and Sharon Livy; 6. The importance of physical education: how to promote healthy living in the classroom Anthony Watt; 7. Literacy: books? Who needs books anyway? It is not Kewl Mark Vicars; Part IV. Agents of Change and Student Wellbeing: 8. Fostering collaborative partnerships with parents and external organisations: one school's approach Marcelle Cacciattolo; 9. Natural environments for learning – effecting change in classrooms and the community Cathryn Carpenter and Peter Burridge; 10. Sexualities – the ultimate outsiders – gays and lesbians queried? Mark Vicars and Tarquam McKenna; 11. Indigenous Australia: ontologies, epistemologies and pedagogies Davina Woods; 12. Positive education: pathways to achieving social and academic success Jeanne Carroll and Marcelle Cacciattolo; 13. Conclusion – purposeful, optimistic learning engagements Tarquam McKenna.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1107627982
• ISBN 13: 9781107627987
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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