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Children and community: Looking beyond socialisation and the status quo
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Johnston, RM, Children and community: Looking beyond socialisation and the status quo, New Community Quarterly, 5, (4) pp. 45-49. ISSN 1448-0336 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This paper discusses some taken-for-granted
community discourses that pose tensions for
educators and community groups wanting
to involve children as authentic community
decision makers. Previous studies have pointed
to the lack of popularity of SOSE and Civics
and Citizenship Education (CCE) with school
students (Education Department of Western
Australia, 1994; Reynolds, & Moroz, 1998;
Williamson & Thrush, 2001). Recent research
has suggested that tensions may continue to
exist even with new policy mandates emerging
from the rewriting of curriculum documents
at the national and state levels (Curriculum
Corporation, 2006; Victorian Curriculum and
Assessment Authority, 2005). For example,
Johnston & Davis (2007) document findings
from action research of a community based
teaching and learning unit in teacher education
in the contemporary policy climate. According
to these authors, it would seem that the kinds of
community based learning promoted by schools
is highly varied and does not always foster the
"genuine engagement of children and young
people" (Johnston & Davis, 2007, p. 7).
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Teacher education and professional development of educators |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Teaching and curriculum |
Objective Field: | Teacher and instructor development |
UTAS Author: | Johnston, RM (Dr Robbie Johnston) |
ID Code: | 58410 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2009-10-01 |
Last Modified: | 2012-11-30 |
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