Valuing the talk of young people: are we nearly there yet?
This paper examines the reasons why young people's talk about themselves and their educational experiences do not seem to be valued in public discourse about education. Drawing on a national dataset of student focus groups, it illustrates how students talk about themselves in educational conte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UCL Press
2013-06-01
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| Series: | London Review of Education |
| Online Access: | https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.1080/14748460.2013.799809 |
| Summary: | This paper examines the reasons why young people's talk about themselves and their educational experiences do not seem to be valued in public discourse about education. Drawing on a national dataset of student focus groups, it illustrates how students talk about themselves in educational
contexts in a way that is entirely different and more complex than how they are conceptualised by an adult audience and symbolic elites. It demonstrates, contrary to dominant adult perceptions, the critical, communicative and creative use of language offered by young people when asked about
their educational experiences, and highlights the potential innovation being missed by not listening. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-8460 1474-8479 |