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Paperback. This groundbreaking book explores student resistance from a variety of perspectives, arguing that oppositional behaviors can be not only instructive, but productive, and providing practical guidance on enhancing student motivation and achievement. Series: Youth Development and Education Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
In this groundbreaking book, Eric Toshalis explores student resistance through a variety of perspectives, arguing that oppositional behaviors can be not only instructive butproductive. All too often treated as a matter of compliance, student resistance can also be understood as a form of engagement, as young people confront and negotiate newidentities in the classroom environment. The focus of teachers’ efforts, Toshalis says, should not be about “managing” adolescents but about learning how to read their behavior and respond to it in developmentally productive, culturally responsive, and democratically enriching ways.
Noting that the research literature is scattered across fields, Toshalis ... Read more
In this groundbreaking book, Eric Toshalis explores student resistance through a variety of perspectives, arguing that oppositional behaviors can be not only instructive butproductive. All too often treated as a matter of compliance, student resistance can also be understood as a form of engagement, as young people confront and negotiate newidentities in the classroom environment. The focus of teachers’ efforts, Toshalis says, should not be about “managing” adolescents but about learning how to read their behavior and respond to it in developmentally productive, culturally responsive, and democratically enriching ways.
Noting that the research literature is scattered across fields, Toshalis ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Youth Development and Education Series
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781612507613
SKU
V9781612507613
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Ref
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About Eric Toshalis
Eric Toshalis is on the faculty of the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College, USA.
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