Young Adolescent Engagement in Learning Supporting Students through
Student engagement is fundamental to learning, yet it also constitutes a major and long-standing challenge to educators around the world. This book provides an evidence-based theorisation of features associated with schooling engagement, along with target
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Young Adolescent Engagement in Learning Supporting Students through Structure and Community
Young Adolescent Engagement in Learning
Jeanne Allen · Glenda McGregor Donna Pendergast Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
Young Adolescent Engagement in Learning Supporting Students through Structure and Community
Jeanne Allen School of Education and Professional Studies Griffith University Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Glenda McGregor School of Education and Professional Studies Griffith University Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Donna Pendergast School of Education and Professional Studies Griffith University Mt Gravatt, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Michelle Ronksley-Pavia School of Education and Professional Studies Griffith University Southport, QLD, Australia
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Foreword
I am really pleased to be able to contribute this preface to Young Adolescent Engagement in Learning. The issue of ‘engagement’ is one that is of interest to many educators—myself included. However, what constitutes engagement and disengagement is often subjective and context specific. Whilst it is clear that young people who have ‘dropped out’ or been ‘pushed out’ of school, who do not complete their school work or who misbehave in class are not engaged in learning, they are not the only ones who might be considered disengaged. Many young people who manage the routines of schooling on a daily basis, who complete their
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