Children's lifeworlds in a global city : Melbourne / Clare Bartholomaeus, Nicola Yelland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartholomaeus, Clare, author.

Yelland, Nicola, 1952- author.

Series:

Global childhoods in the Asia-Pacific ; v. 3.

Global childhoods in the Asia-Pacific ; volume 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.)--Social conditions--21st century.

Children.

Education--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.).

Education.

Education and state--Australia--Melbourne (Vic.).

Education and state.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and color).

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book examines the connections between policy, school experiences, and everyday activities of children growing up in the global city of Melbourne, Australia. It provides an in-depth consideration of Melbourne primary school childrens lifeworlds, exploring everyday stories and practices inside and outside of school. This includes consideration of the diverse ways that educational success may be understood in the context of Melbourne, productively moving beyond a narrow focus only on academic achievement. Situated alongside policy and curriculum analysis, the book draws on research in Melbourne Year 4 primary school classrooms in the form of student-completed surveys, classroom ethnographies, and student responses to a learning dialogues activity, as well as video re-enactments of out-of-school life. Through this it explores key aspects of childrens lifeworlds with a focus on school timetabling and pedagogical encounters, school engagement and belonging, and activities and everyday routines outside of school. This book offers a comprehensive and holistic exploration of childrens lifeworlds in Melbourne, drawing connections between childrens lives inside and outside of school, and the broader policy contexts.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introducing Childrens Lifeworlds in the Global City of Melbourne

Chapter 2 The Context of Childrens Lifeworlds in Melbourne

Chapter 3 The Structure of Schooling in Melbourne: Timetabling and Routines

Chapter 4: Pedagogical Encounters: Teaching and Learning in Melbourne Classrooms

Chapter 5 School Engagement and Orientations to Educational Success in Melbourne

Chapter 6 School Belonging and Wellbeing: Everyday Stories and Practices in Melbourne

Chapter 7 Screens, Play, Sport, and Homework: Childrens Out-of-School Activities in Melbourne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: BARTHOLOMAEUS, CLARE. YELLAND, NICOLA. CHILDREN'S LIFEWORLDS IN A GLOBAL CITY.

ISBN:

9789819905737

9819905737

OCLC:

1379201651

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.