Narratives of power that purport to represent the âtruthâ of others need to be challenged by the individual stories of those who are silenced by âauthorityâ and âexpertâ opinion. This paper utilises research data from an openâended ethnographic study of 32 Australian high school students at the turn of the twentyâfirst century. In its entirety, this research explored a range of issues in respect to contemporary youth, including globalisation, technological change and identity formation. In this paper, I present a selection of that data to invite reflection upon the notion that in order to encourage the intellectual growth and engagement of many youth whose sensibilities and behaviour have been shaped by a postmodern milieu, educators need to review the student-teacher binary and work to establish more egalitarian relationships. As educators, we cannot ignore the impact on young people of social, cultural and economic transformations. Data presented in this paper support the perspective that our pedagogical relationships with todayâs students are fundamental to their engagement with schooling.View full textDownload full textKeywordsschool reform, student voice, feminist poststructuralist theory, postcolonialismRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2010.510803
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