Overview
Explores the significance of the middle years of learning and ongoing decline in student engagement of adolescent learners
Draws on a comparative study of international school systems and how they approach supporting adolescent learners
Sets out policy and practice recommendations for supporting adolescent learners
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Table of contents(6 chapters)
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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Calgary Board of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Brandy Yee
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Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Anne Sliwka
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University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
Matti Rautiainen
About the authors
Anne Sliwka is Professor of Education at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Her research focus is on school improvement, diversity and inclusion in education and on education for citizenship and democracy. Her research includes international OECD research on formative assessment, teacher professionalism and innovation in learning.
Matti Rautiainen has been working as teacher educator at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, since 1999, where he is currently Deputy Head of Teacher Education. He has previously worked as a teacher in secondary and upper secondary schools, and his research interests include education for democracy; learning in schools and teacher education; educational change; and experimental educational culture.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Engaging Adolescent Learners
Book Subtitle: International Perspectives on Curriculum, Pedagogy and Practice
Authors: Brandy Yee, Anne Sliwka, Matti Rautiainen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52602-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52601-0Published: 12 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09601-4Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52602-7Published: 03 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 192
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Learning & Instruction, Curriculum Studies, Teaching and Teacher Education, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, International and Comparative Education