International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School

The International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School is the first handbook of its kind to be published. It brings together in a single volume the groundbreaking work of scholars who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. Drawing extensively on students’ interpretations of their experiences in school as expressed in their own words, chapter authors offer insights into how students conceptualize and approach school, how students understand and address the ongoing social opportunities for and challenges in working with other students and teachers, and the multiple ways in which students shape and contribute to school improvement. The individual chapters are framed by an opening chapter, which provides background on, bases of, and trends in research on students’ experiences of school, and a final chapter, which uses the interpretive framework translation provided to explore how researching students’ experiences of school challenges those involved to translate the qualitative research methods they use, the terms they evoke to describe and define students’ experiences of schools, and, in fact, themselves as researchers. International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School......Page 2 Table of Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Review Board......Page 12 About The Contributors......Page 14 Researching Student Experiences in Elementary and Secondary School: An Evolving Field of Study......Page 38 Section One: How Students Participate in and Make Sense of Life in Classrooms and Schools......Page 114 Introduction to Section One......Page 116 Naming Student Experiences and Experiencing Student Naming......Page 122 Teaching as Research: Puzzling over Words with Fourth Graders......Page 136 School Literacy and the Development of a Child Culture: Written Remnants of the “Gusto of Life”......Page 152 Dissolving Learning Boundaries: The Doing, Re-doing, and Undoing of School......Page 180 “Some Things Are Fair, Some Things Are Not Fair, and Some Things Are Not, NOT Fair”: Young Children’s Experiences of ‘Unfairness’ in School......Page 204 The Role of Personal Standards in Second Graders’ Moral and Academic Engagement......Page 230 Mentors for Students in Elementary School: The Promise and Possibilities......Page 270 “I’ve Decided To Change and It’s Just Really Hard To, Like, Show the Teachers That......Page 300 Students’ Perspectives on Good Teaching: Implications for Adult Reform Behavior......Page 320 Section Two: Who Students Are and How They Develop in Classrooms and Schools......Page 350 Introduction to Section Two......Page 352 “Boys Will Be Boys” . . . But In What Ways? Social Class and the Development of Young Boys’ Schooling Identities......Page 358 Schooling, Normalisation, and Gendered Bodies: Adolescent Boys’ and Girls’ Experiences of Gender and Schooling......Page 384 Differences in Transition: Diverse Students Navigating the First Year of High School......Page 412 Building Theories of Their Lives: Youth Engaged in Drama Research......Page 442 How Students Learn about Right and Wrong in the First Year of a Pakistani Private School......Page 476 Schooling in the Context of Difference: The Challenge of Post-Colonial Education in Ghana......Page 500 Ali: Becoming a Student—A Life History......Page 530 Portraits of Self and Identity Constructions: Three Chinese Girls’ Trilingual Textual Powers......Page 554 Finding Their Way: Immigrant and Refugee Students in a Toronto High School......Page 592 Section Three: How Students Are Actively Involved in Shaping Their Own Learning Opportunities and in the Improvement of What Happens in Classrooms and Schools......Page 614 Introduction to Section Two......Page 616 Student Voice, Student Engagement, and School Reform......Page 624 Stressed-Out Students-SOS: Youth Perspectives on Changing School Climates......Page 648 Toward the Pedagogically Engaged School: Listening to Student Voice as a Positive Response to Disengagement and ‘Dropping Out’?......Page 672 “It’s Not About Systems, It’s About Relationships”: Building a Listening Culture in a Primary School......Page 696 Using Students’Voices to Inform and Evaluate Secondary School Reform......Page 718 Building Student Voice for School Improvement......Page 748 Student Voice in School Reform: From Listening......Page 764 Clarifying the Purpose of Engaging Students as Researchers......Page 782 Making It Real: Engaging Students in Active Citizenship Projects......Page 812 Youth Research/ Participatory Methods for Reform......Page 842 Translating Researchers: Re-imagining the Work of Investigating Students’ Experiences in School......Page 866 Name Index......Page 910 Subject Index......Page 925 Researching Student Experiences In Elementary And Secondary School : An Evolving Field Of Study / Dennis Thiessen -- Naming Student Experiences And Experiencing Student Naming / Max Van Manen, Jerry Mcclelland And Jane Plihal -- Teaching As Research : Puzzling Over Words With Fourth Graders / Cynthia Ballenger -- School Literacy And The Development Of A Child Culture : Written Remnants Of The Gusto Of Life / Anne Hass Dyson -- Dissolving Learning Boundaries : The Doing, Re-doing, And Undoing Of School / Donna E. Alvermann And A. Jonathan Eakle -- Some Things Are Fair, Some Things Are Not Fair, And Some Things Are Not, Not Fair : Young Children's Experiences Of 'unfairness' In School / Helen Demetriou And Bev Hopper -- The Role Of Personal Standards In Second Graders' Moral And Academic Engagement / Theresa A. Thorkildsen -- Mentors For Students In Elementary School : The Promise And Possibilities / Julia Ellis, Jose L. Da Costa, Carol Leroy And Carol Anne Janzen -- I've Decided To Change And It's Just Really Hard To, Like, Show The Teachers That / Bill Nicholl -- Students' Perspectives On Good Teaching : Implications For Adult Reform Behavior / Bruce Wilson And Dick Corbett -- Boys Will Be Boys ... But In What Ways? : Social Class And The Development Of Young Boys' Schooling Identities / Paul Connolly -- Schooling, Normalisation, And Gendered Bodies : Adolescent Boys' And Girls' Experiences Of Gender And Schooling / Wayne Martino And Maria Pallotta-chiarolli -- Differences In Transition : Diverse Students Navigating The First Year Of High School / Beth Rubin -- Building Theories Of Their Lives : Youth Engaged In Drama Research / Kathleen Gallagher And Philip Lortie -- How Students Learn About Right And Wrong In The First Year Of A Pakistani Private School / Nilofar Vazir -- Schooling In The Context Of Difference : The Challenge Of Post-colonial Education In Ghana / George J. Sefa Dei And Bathseba M. Opini -- Ali : Becoming A Student -- A Life History / Robert V. Bullough, Jr. -- Portraits Of Self And Identity Constructions : Three Chinese Girls' Trilingual Textual Powers / Xiao Lan Curdt-christiansen And Mary H. Maguire -- Finding Their Way : Immigrant And Refugee Students In A Toronto High School / Grace Feuerverger And Elisabeth Richards -- Student Voice, Student Engagement, And School Reform / Jean Rudduck -- Stressed-out Students-sos : Youth Perspectives On Changing School Climates / Mollie Galloway, Denise Pope And Jerusha Osberg -- Toward The Pedagogically Engaged School : Listening To Student Voice As A Positive Response To Disengagement And 'dropping Out'? / John Smyth -- It's Not About Systems, It's About Relationships : Building A Listening Culture In A Primary School / Sara Bragg -- Using Students' Voices To Inform And Evaluate Secondary School Reform / Susan Yonezawa And Makeba Jones -- Building Student Voice For School Improvement / Sharon Pekrul And Ben Levin -- Student Voice In School Reform : From Listening To Leadership / Dana Mitra -- Clarifying The Purpose Of Engaging Students As Researchers / Joe L. Kincheloe -- Making It Real : Engaging Students In Active Citizenship Projects / Pat Thomson -- Youth Research/participatory Methods For Reform / Michelle Fine, Maria Elena Torre, April Burns And Yasser A. Payne -- Translating Researchers : Re-imagining The Work Of Investigating Students' Experiences In School / Alison Cook-sather. Edited By Dennis Thiessen And Alison Cook-sather. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "The International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School" is the first handbook of its kind to be published. It brings together in a single volume the groundbreaking work of scholars who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. Drawing extensively on students' interpretations of their experiences in school as expressed in their own words, chapter authors offer insights into how students conceptualize and approach school, how students understand and address the ongoing social opportunities for and challenges in working with other students and teachers, and the multiple ways in which students shape and contribute to school improvement.; The individual chapters are framed by an opening chapter, which provides background on, bases of, and trends in research on students' experiences of school, and a final chapter, which uses the interpretive framework translation provides to explore how researching students' experiences of school challenges those involved to translate the qualitative research methods they use, the terms they evoke to describe and define students' experiences of schools, and, in fact, themselves as researchers This handbook brings together in a single volume the groundbreaking work of scholars who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. Drawing extensively on students' interpretations of their experiences in school as expressed in their own words, chapter authors offer insight into how students conceptualize and approach school. The book examines how students understand and address the ongoing social opportunities for and challenges in working with other students and teachers, and the multiple ways in which students shape and contribute to school improvement. Brings together the work of scholars, who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States. This book focuses on the trends in research on students' experiences of school, and uses the interpretive framework translation