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The Index is a practical resource for school self-evaluation and improvement. Inclusion in the Index is a principled approach to developing education, it focuses on cultures, policies and practices that affect everyone: children and adults, schools, families and communities. The Index has been translated into 37 languages and is in use in many countries throughout the world. This third edition, substantially revised and expanded, adopts a values based approach which draws together a wide range of interventions in education, for example those concerning equality, environmental sustainability, democracy, global citizenship, healthy schools and non-violent education. For more information please see www.csie.org.uk/publiations.Spiral bound for easier handling, the revised edition comes with a CD providing an electronic version of the Index, including questionnaires that can be adapted to the context of individual schools. Staff from schools that piloted the third edition described it as a “Thought provoking, incredibly useful, challenging document” and “A no-badge, non box-ticking, supportive system to help with a range of development activities including school reorganisation.”

Written by world-renowned social anthropologist, Jean Lave, with an afterword by Brazilian anthropologist Ana Maria R. Gomes, this book weaves together ethnographic accounts of work and learning, apprenticeship and everyday life, through a critical theory of practice. Each chapter explores in different ways the proposition that learning is a collective, transformative process of change in the historically political complex relations of everyday life. At the same time, the book demonstrates the changing character of Lave's own research practice over two decades. Lave addresses work practices and everyday life and discusses the problem of context and decontextualization. Analyzing two decades of ethnographic studies of craft apprenticeship, she explores teaching as learning and examines the reciprocal effects of theories of everyday life and learning.

A superb, substantive book and one that should cause us to thinkabout the learning society and how we are going to plan for it nowand in the future. --Adult Learning

In this important theoretical treatise, Jean Lave, anthropologist, and Etienne Wenger, computer scientist, push forward the notion of situated learning--that learning is fundamentally a social process and not solely in the learner's head. The authors maintain that learning viewed as situated activity has as its central defining characteristic a process they call legitimate peripheral participation. Learners participate in communities of practitioners, moving toward full participation in the sociocultural practices of a community. Legitimate peripheral participation provides a way to speak about crucial relations between newcomers and oldtimers and about their activities, identities, artifacts, knowledge and practice. The communities discussed in the book are midwives, tailors, quartermasters, butchers, and recovering alcoholics, however, the process by which participants in those communities learn can be generalized to other social groups.

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Written by world-renowned social anthropologist, Jean Lave, with an afterword by Brazilian anthropologist Ana Maria R. Gomes, this book weaves together ethnographic accounts of work and learning, apprenticeship and everyday life, through a critical theory of practice. Each chapter explores in different ways the proposition that learning is a collective, transformative process of change in the historically political complex relations of everyday life. At the same time, the book demonstrates the changing character of Lave's own research practice over two decades. Lave addresses work practices and everyday life and discusses the problem of context and decontextualization. Analyzing two decades of ethnographic studies of craft apprenticeship, she explores teaching as learning and examines the reciprocal effects of theories of everyday life and learning.

This comprehensive reference examines the history and importance of youth participation in politics, suggests reasons for their disengagement, and discusses efforts to increase the interest of young voters in the political process―a process in which they could be a controlling factor.· Biographical sketches of individuals who have played key roles in encouraging political participation among young people and of young people who are, or were, especially active in politics· A chronology of youth political participation in the United States from the Revolutionary War to the present· A directory of organizations that have engaged in the study of youth political participation or that encourage such participation

This comprehensive reference examines the history and importance of youth participation in politics, suggests reasons for their disengagement, and discusses efforts to increase the interest of young voters in the political process―a process in which they could be a controlling factor.· Biographical sketches of individuals who have played key roles in encouraging political participation among young people and of young people who are, or were, especially active in politics· A chronology of youth political participation in the United States from the Revolutionary War to the present· A directory of organizations that have engaged in the study of youth political participation or that encourage such participation

Young people become empowered by their participation in the institutions and decisions that affect their lives which in turn can lead to real positive change in the community. Youth Participation and Community Change presents leading authorities pro

The Samurai Youth Catcher's Mitt offers a lot of great features, including an enhanced thumb protection for the young player learning the tools of the trade. Thumb Protector

The Samurai Youth Catcher's Mitt offers a lot of great features, including an enhanced thumb protection for the young player learning the tools of the trade. Thumb Protector

The Samurai Youth Catcher's Mitt offers a lot of great features, including an enhanced thumb protection for the young player learning the tools of the trade. Thumb Protector

In recent years, maker-centered learning has emerged in schools and other spaces as a promising new phase of STEM education reform. With a sharp focus on equity, the authors investigate community-based STEM making programs to determine whether, and how, they can address the educational needs of youth of color. They explore what it means for youth to engage in making with the explicit goal of addressing injustices in their lives. The text features longitudinal ethnographic data and compelling examples that show how youth of color from low-income backgrounds innovate and make usable artifacts to improve their lives and their communities. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the theory and practice of making, STEM learning with adolescents, and equity in both formal and informal educational settings. Book Features:Expands the current making landscape to include urban communities whose resources have not customarily accommodated such an innovative approach.Follows youth in two different community-based making spaces to unpack how this type of learning environment supports STEM experiences, and to what end.Explores the opportunities and tensions inherent in a community-based making space, such as community centers and youth organizations.

At-risk students dealing with cognitive, physical, mental health, and environmental challenges often have poor self-regulatory skills. They may struggle with tasks such as planning, goal-setting, and monitoring their own thoughts and actions. This volume describes how teachers, healthcare professionals, and others who work with young people can provide support and helpful strategies to students challenged by problems ranging from ADHD to conduct disorders to language learning deficits to disadvantaged backgrounds. The contributors discuss and illustrate the key components of effective self-regulatory learning, with a particular focus on the central role of feedback loops. Featuring a wide range of nationally known experts who draw on the latest theory- and research-based interventions, the book provides compelling evidence that self-regulated learning interventions are effective and powerful.

New and updated material expands and enhances the information from the original book. A blueprint for building strength and resilience in all young people by creating environments of dignity and respect. This book is a cutting-edge, reader-friendly, synthesis of positive psychology, neuroscience, and classic truths of human development. The authors identify key principles for producing lasting change by transforming individuals and organizations. Scientific evidence is blended with practice wisdom from experts world-wide. "Caring communities embrace the challenge of developing the potential of all people in an increasingly diverse world. This book is grounded in principles for building communities of equity, dignity, and respect." ~ Joseph M. Stewart, former Kellogg Company executive, former Chairman of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and CEO of Stewart Industries LLC "Evidence-based essentials are thoroughly documented and enriched with practical applications. The jargon-free dialogue engages all readers, whether professionals, policy leaders, or parents." ~ Tammy Lunday, EdD candidate, former program specialist, Bureau of Indian Education, member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Nation "Treatment professionals have become increasingly dependent on psychotropic medications to manage childhood emotional and behavioral problems. The authors identify essential elements for strength-based interventions that produce lasting change." ~ Christopher Bellonci, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Author: Larry K. Brendtro, Martin L. Mitchell and Herman McCall 169 pages ISBN: 9780996159104 Published by: Starr Commonwealth

An exploration of games as systems in which young people participate as gamers, producers, and learners.In the many studies of games and young people's use of them, little has been written about an overall “ecology” of gaming, game design and play―mapping the ways that all the various elements, from coding to social practices to aesthetics, coexist in the game world. This volume looks at games as systems in which young users participate, as gamers, producers, and learners. The Ecology of Games (edited by Rules of Play author Katie Salen) aims to expand upon and add nuance to the debate over the value of games―which so far has been vociferous but overly polemical and surprisingly shallow. Game play is credited with fostering new forms of social organization and new ways of thinking and interacting; the contributors work to situate this within a dynamic media ecology that has the participatory nature of gaming at its core. They look at the ways in which youth are empowered through their participation in the creation, uptake, and revision of games; emergent gaming literacies, including modding, world-building, and learning how to navigate a complex system; and how games act as points of departure for other forms of knowledge, literacy, and social organization.ContributorsIan Bogost, Anna Everett, James Paul Gee, Mizuko Ito, Barry Joseph, Laurie McCarthy, Jane McGonigal, Cory Ondrejka, Amit Pitaru, Tom Satwicz, Kurt Squire, Reed Stevens, S. Craig Watkins

The difficulties in determining the quality of information on the Internet―in particular, the implications of wide access and questionable credibility for youth and learning.Today we have access to an almost inconceivably vast amount of information, from sources that are increasingly portable, accessible, and interactive. The Internet and the explosion of digital media content have made more information available from more sources to more people than at any other time in human history. This brings an infinite number of opportunities for learning, social connection, and entertainment. But at the same time, the origin of information, its quality, and its veracity are often difficult to assess. This volume addresses the issue of credibility―the objective and subjective components that make information believable―in the contemporary media environment. The contributors look particularly at youth audiences and experiences, considering the implications of wide access and the questionable credibility of information for youth and learning. They discuss such topics as the credibility of health information online, how to teach credibility assessment, and public policy solutions. Much research has been done on credibility and new media, but little of it focuses on users younger than college students. Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility fills this gap in the literature.ContributorsMatthew S. Eastin, Gunther Eysenbach, Brian Hilligoss, Frances Jacobson Harris, R. David Lankes, Soo Young Rieh, S. Shyam Sundar, Fred W. Weingarten

Wired Citizenship examines the evolving patterns of youth learning and activism in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In today’s digital age, in which formal schooling often competes with the peer-driven outlets provided by social media, youth all over the globe have forged new models of civic engagement, rewriting the script of what it means to live in a democratic society. As a result, state-society relationships have shifted―never more clearly than in the MENA region, where recent uprisings were spurred by the mobilization of tech-savvy and politicized youth. Combining original research with a thorough exploration of theories of democracy, communications, and critical pedagogy, this edited collection describes how youth are performing citizenship, innovating systems of learning, and re-imagining the practices of activism in the information age. Recent case studies illustrate the context-specific effects of these revolutionary new forms of learning and social engagement in the MENA region. 

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