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Personalising Learning in Open-Plan Schools

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Editors:
  1. Vaughan Prain

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  2. Peter Cox

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  3. Craig Deed

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  4. Debra Edwards

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  5. Cathleen Farrelly

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  6. Mary Keeffe

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  7. Valerie Lovejoy

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  8. Lucy Mow

    1. La Trobe University, Australia

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  9. Peter Sellings

    1. Federation University, Australia

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  10. Bruce Waldrip

    1. University of Tasmania, Australia

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  • This book identifies effective teaching of low SES students in open-plan schools
  • This book provides research-based guidelines on how the curriculum can be renewed and enacted effectively in these and like schools
  • The book addresses larger questions about quality secondary curriculum and successful teacher professional learning support

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Key Orientations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Characterising Personalising Learning

      • Vaughan Prain, Peter Cox, Craig Deed, Debra Edwards, Cathleen Farrelly, Mary Keeffe et al.
      Pages 3-25

    3. A Model of Teacher Adaptation to Open-Plan Settings

      • Craig Deed
      Pages 27-41

    4. Using a Game-Design Project to Afford Teacher and Student Agency

      • Craig Deed
      Pages 43-55

    5. A Whole-School Approach to Adolescent Wellbeing in Open-Plan Schools

      • Cathleen Farrelly, Valerie Lovejoy
      Pages 57-76

    6. “It’s Not a Plug-In Product”

      • Vaughan Prain, Valerie Lovejoy, Debra Edwards
      Pages 77-94

  3. Curriculum Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Creating and Analysing Multi-Modal Texts in English Classes in Open-Plan Settings

      • Valerie Lovejoy, Lucy Mow, Stephanie Di Palma, Vaughan Prain, Debra Edwards
      Pages 97-120

    3. Personalising Mathematics for Low Ses Students in Schools with Open-Plan Settings

      • Peter Cox, Bruce Waldrip, Vaughan Prain
      Pages 121-141

    4. “They Can’t Just Google the Correct Answer”

      • Vaughan Prain, Bruce Waldrip, Valerie Lovejoy
      Pages 143-161

    5. Personalised Learning and Differentiation in Studio Arts

      • Mary Keeffe, Valerie Lovejoy
      Pages 163-180

    6. Using Student Voice in Social Studies/Humanities to Personalise Learning

      • Peter Sellings, Bruce Waldrip, Vaughan Prain, Valerie Lovejoy
      Pages 181-203

    7. Developing Student Agency in a Teacher Advisor Program

      • Mary Keeffe
      Pages 205-219

    8. Remaking Schooling through Open-Plan Settings

      • Vaughan Prain, Peter Cox, Craig Deed, Debra Edwards, Cathleen Farrelly, Mary Keeffe et al.
      Pages 221-229

    9. Some Reflections

      • Anthony Edwards
      Pages 231-235

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 237-244
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About this book

"How can widely acknowledged challenges facing regional secondary schools with high concentrations of low SES students, ineffectual curricula, and poor levels of student engagement, attendance, and wellbeing, be addressed? In this book we report on key outcomes of the Bendigo Education Plan that aimed to improve the academic attainment and wellbeing of 3000 regional secondary students.  This Plan entailed rebuilding four Years 7-10 colleges, and developing a differentiated and personalised curriculum, with teachers team-teaching in open-plan settings. We analyse how and why teachers and students adapted to these new practices. We focus on both generic changes in the schools, around the use of ICTs and the organisation of the curriculum, and on specific approaches to teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, social studies and studio arts. This book provides research-based guidelines on how the curriculum can be renewed and enacted effectively in these and like schools.


In analysing a large-scale attempt to address the challenge of making learning personalised and meaningful for this cohort of students, our book addresses larger questions about quality secondary curriculum and successful teacher professional learning support."

Editors and Affiliations

  • La Trobe University, Australia

    Vaughan Prain, Peter Cox, Craig Deed, Debra Edwards, Cathleen Farrelly, Mary Keeffe, Valerie Lovejoy, Lucy Mow

  • Federation University, Australia

    Peter Sellings

  • University of Tasmania, Australia

    Bruce Waldrip

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Personalising Learning in Open-Plan Schools

  • Editors: Vaughan Prain, Peter Cox, Craig Deed, Debra Edwards, Cathleen Farrelly, Mary Keeffe, Valerie Lovejoy, Lucy Mow, Peter Sellings, … Bruce Waldrip

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-193-9

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-193-9Published: 03 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 244

  • Topics: Education, general

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