An International Look At Educating Young Adolescents

Author : Steven B. Mertens,Vincent A. Anfara,Kathleen Roney
Publisher : IAP
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607528197

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An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents by Steven B. Mertens,Vincent A. Anfara,Kathleen Roney Pdf

(Sponsored by the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group and the National Middle School Association) Studies like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have compared the performance of U.S. middle grade students (i.e., eighth graders) to those in other countries. In relation to middle grade schools, 20 countries outperformed the United States in mathematics and nine countries scored above the U.S. in science. The intent of this volume of The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education, An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents, is to broaden our understanding of middle grade schooling by critically examining the education of young adolescents (ages 10-15, typically grades 6-8) through an international lens. In addition to looking at how schooling and students are organized for teaching and learning, this handbook will focus on the successes and failures that are evident in a wide variety of nations, present the indictments and praises that have been offered by supporters and critics alike, and review the research that has been generated about educating young adolescents in an effort to cross national boundaries. Ultimately, this volume of the handbook series will explore what international perspectives teach us about the effective education of young adolescents.

Author : Meike Watzlawik,Alina Burkholder
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030379001

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Educating Adolescents Around the Globe by Meike Watzlawik,Alina Burkholder Pdf

By traveling to different parts of the world, this book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the current state of adolescent education and demonstrates how education systems are formed by and closely tied to culture. After establishing a theoretical background, the book delves into the particulars of adolescent education and its associated challenges in six countries (India, Kenya, Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Denmark). In tandem with the discussion of institutions, the stories of those who are all too often underserved or left behind are told. Despite the diversity of each education system, the investigation reveals several unifying themes that transcend the specific contexts. The lessons from each example are woven together to demonstrate how the individualized needs of students can best be met, in a vision for the future of educating adolescents."

Author : Kathleen F. Malu,Mary Beth Schaefer
Publisher : IAP
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623968564

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Research on Teaching and Learning with the Literacies of Young Adolescents by Kathleen F. Malu,Mary Beth Schaefer Pdf

Research on middle level education indicates that student learning at the middle level has a deep and abiding influence on post-secondary opportunities and career paths. As research continues to highlight the urgency of engaging middle level students in academic learning, it is increasingly clear that these students’ multiple literacies must become a part of teaching and learning. Understanding how to infuse the literacies of middle level students across classroom activities is a critical part of improving student achievement. This volume in The Handbook series shares literacy research from multiple contexts and deepens our understanding of the literacies that middle level students use in and out of school. This volume includes research that identifies how to best teach and learn with our increasingly diverse students. The perspectives that emerge from this volume help us examine the current state of new and evolving literacies and construct a cutting edge research agenda for middle level literacy education. Research reports focus on digital literacies including social networking media and games, English language learners, high stakes literacy tests and middle level learners, specifically boys, and literacy teaching and learning in middle level teacher education programs. A wide range of research methods and modes are used in these reports including case studies, teacher research, narrative inquiry, survey research, and action research.

Author : Mayssoun Sukarieh,Stuart Tannock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134650811

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Youth Rising? by Mayssoun Sukarieh,Stuart Tannock Pdf

Over the last decade, "youth" has become increasingly central to policy, development, media and public debates and conflicts across the world – whether as an ideological symbol, social category or political actor. Set against a backdrop of contemporary political economy, Youth Rising? seeks to understand exactly how and why youth has become such a popular and productive social category and concept. The book provocatively argues that the rise and spread of global neoliberalism has not only led youth to become more politically and symbolically salient, but also to expand to encompass a growing range of ages and individuals of different class, race, ethnic, national and religious backgrounds. Employing both theoretical and historical analysis, authors Mayssoun Sukarieh and Stuart Tannock trace the development of youth within the context of capitalism, where it has long functioned as a category for social control. The book’s chapters critically analyze the growing fears of mass youth unemployment and a "lost generation" that spread around the world in the wake of the global financial crisis. They question as well the relentless focus on youth in the reporting and discussion of recent global protests and uprisings. By helping develop a better understanding of such phenomena and critically and reflexively investigating the very category and identity of youth, Youth Rising? offers a fresh and sobering challenge to the field of youth studies and to widespread claims about the relationship between youth and social change.

Author : Sandra L. Stacki,Supriya Baily
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317671831

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Educating Adolescent Girls Around the Globe by Sandra L. Stacki,Supriya Baily Pdf

While many initial education benchmarks are being met, new and continuing challenges exist for adolescent girls in the developing world. Discrimination, violence, marginalization, and health-related issues prevail, making proper education at the middle school level crucial during this unique development time. As we continue to see the expectations for girls grow, education for girls must also find a new place within the evolving norms of political, economic, cultural and social life. This volume takes a global look at the obstacles and enablers in girls’ education that can have lasting institutional, psychological and social consequences. It looks at many complex issues affecting education for adolescent girls around the world, including the underlying global demands for women in the formal workforce and the universal impact of gender-based violence, and provides a critical framework through which researchers may explore and critique these complexities.

Author : Tareak Rather
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781482819298

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Youth in South and Central Asia: a Discourse of Changes and Challenges by Tareak Rather Pdf

Youth in South and Central Asia: A Discourse of Changes and Challenges aims at presenting the well-rounded accounts and analysis vis--vis young peoples transitions and cultures in South and Central Asia. Interdisciplinary in its approach, the book scrutinizes themes including globalization, cultural practices, education, labour market, migration, social security and mental health issues among youth. To this end, the book makes a significant contribution to youth studies in Asia.

Author : Michael James Wavering
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : 0815310218

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Educating Young Adolescents by Michael James Wavering Pdf

Author : National Middle School Association
Publisher : National Middle School Assn
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1560902329

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This We Believe by National Middle School Association Pdf

Author : Patricia O'Reilly,Elizabeth M. Penn,Kathleen B. deMarrais
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135668518

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Educating Young Adolescent Girls by Patricia O'Reilly,Elizabeth M. Penn,Kathleen B. deMarrais Pdf

This text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses shows how schools can educate girls and promote their positive self-esteem at the same time. Its purpose is to help teachers facilitate the development of gender-equitable schools and classrooms. Taking a feminist developmental approach, the text draws on an interdisciplinary knowledge base, synthesizing research from psychology, anthropology, sociology, and education. While it is rooted in scholarly research, the focus is on clarifying the connection between theory and practice, with an emphasis on practical applications. The text is organized in two sections--"Growth and Development" and "Teaching and Learning"--and includes a variety of engaging pedagogical features. Underscoring the need for teachers, school administrators, and parents to become aware of the intersection of development and education, Educating Young Adolescent Girls: *combines gender, growth, and development; *demonstrates how schooling can facilitate the total development of young adolescent girls; and *addresses a multiplicity of issues, including adolescent girls of color and young adolescents girls' sexuality.

Author : Kenneth L. Brighton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015079294578

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Coming of Age by Kenneth L. Brighton Pdf

Author : Mabel Ann Brown
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781315454511

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The Shifting Global World of Youth and Education by Mabel Ann Brown Pdf

The Shifting Global World of Youth and Education explores how increasing migration and population changes are having an unprecedented impact on global education. Given that the number of children of migrant background is growing internationally, there is a need for increasing awareness of the educational attainment and cultural integration of this population group. This book presents international perspectives on migration and youth and analyses what kinds of effects such demographic changes are having on educational systems around the world. The chapters in this volume provide a fascinating insight into how countries around the world are dealing with loss or growth in their young population as well as changes to their education systems. Written by specialist academics from the relevant country, the book covers Cuba, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, the United States, Finland, Greece, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Latvia, China, Australia, India, Italy and Poland. Taking into consideration the countries’ social and political context, the chapters discuss educational issues surrounding curriculum, assessment and the opportunities available for the support of young people. Conclusions are drawn about what could be done in the future for the benefit of both the migrant and the existing populations. The Shifting Global World of Youth and Education will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the disciplines of education, sociology, political sciences and social work. The book will also give secondary teachers, teaching assistants, social workers and youth workers the opportunity to reflect on their role within a national and international context.

Author : López, Néstor,Opertti, Renato,Vargas Tamez, Carlos
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231002045

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Youth and changing realities: rethinking secondary education in Latin America by López, Néstor,Opertti, Renato,Vargas Tamez, Carlos Pdf

Author : Veronica Boix Mansilla,Anthony W. Jackson
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416631606

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Educating for Global Competence by Veronica Boix Mansilla,Anthony W. Jackson Pdf

Preparing students to participate fully in today's and tomorrow's world demands that we nurture their global competence, and this book shows teachers how to do just that. In a world rife with rapid change, environmental vulnerabilities, and racial inequities, this second edition of Educating for Global Competence poses an urgent question: What matters most for students to understand about our complex and interconnected world so they can participate fully in its future? Veronica Boix Mansilla and Anthony W. Jackson identify the key skills, values, and attitudes that K–12 students must cultivate to thrive in the 21st century. The book features a practical framework for global competence education. The framework's four dimensions focus on developing students’ capacity to * Examine local, global, and intercultural issues. * Understand and appreciate the perspectives and worldviews of others. * Engage in open, appropriate, and effective interactions across cultures. * Take action toward collective well-being and sustainable development. This edition includes many new authentic examples of integrating global competence into curriculum, instruction, and assessment across subject areas. Through these examples, we see the practical ways educators can prepare young people to see the complexities of the world and to develop the skills needed to explore and solve problems on a global scale. Educating for Global Competence shows teachers, administrators, and policymakers how they can leverage their influence to make teaching for global competence a compelling endeavor that yields world-changing results.

Author : Grace Skrzypiec,Mirella Wyra,Eleni Didaskalou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429762048

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A Global Perspective of Young Adolescents’ Peer Aggression and Well-being by Grace Skrzypiec,Mirella Wyra,Eleni Didaskalou Pdf

Reporting on the findings from a study of young people across 11 different world locations (Australia, Mainland China, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, The Philippines, Poland, Spain, and Taiwan), A Global Perspective of Young Adolescents’ Peer Aggression and Well-being looks beyond bullying to assess the harm to mental health and well-being of young people experiencing peer aggression in all its forms. The first book in a global movement that recommends a new dialogue on peer aggression, this book delves into the poorly understood nexus of peer aggression and bullying through the use of statistical data from questionnaires, as well as the students’ own words and illustrations. By considering data from multiple countries, it addresses critical questions about cultural variation in aggression and associated well-being. Addressing the issue that there is a growing focus on other forms of aggression other than bullying, A Global Perspective of Young Adolescents’ Peer Aggression and Well-being will offer invaluable insight for practicing teachers and school counsellors, as well as any researchers with an interest in the health and well-being of young adolescents.

Author : Tamar Mayer,Sujata Moorti,Jamie K. McCallum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351247634

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The Crisis of Global Youth Unemployment by Tamar Mayer,Sujata Moorti,Jamie K. McCallum Pdf

Since the economic and financial crisis of 2008, the proportion of unemployed young people has exceeded any other group of unemployed adults. This phenomenon marks the emergence of a laborscape. This concept recognizes that, although youth unemployment is not consistent across the world, it is a coherent problem in the global political economy. This book examines this crisis of youth unemployment, drawing on international case studies. It is organized around four key dimensions of the crisis: precarity, flexibility, migration, and policy responses. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the chapters offer a dynamic portrait of unemployment and how this is being challenged through new modes of resistance. This book provides cross-national comparisons, both ethnographic and quantitative, to explore the contours of this laborscape on the global, national, and local scales. Throughout these varied case studies is a common narrative from young workers, families, students, volunteers, and activists facing a new and growing problem. This book will be an imperative resource for students and researchers looking at the sociology of globalization, global political economy, labor markets, and economic geography.