This review paper provides pre-service and in-service teachers, principals and other educational ... more This review paper provides pre-service and in-service teachers, principals and other educational professionals with the information needed to understand the concept of resilience to affect positive development in children and young people in their care. It reviews and critiques the most influential literature on resiliency over the last four decades and is structured in three parts. The first section deals with the definitions of risk and resilience and relevant terms (i.e. vulnerability, at-risk students, risk factors, protective factors) to clarify confusion and ambiguities of concepts. The second part outlines the development of the research on resilience using a historical perspective. It traces its origins in medicine and psychology into education and discusses the evolution of its body of work through four waves. The last part discusses approaches to promoting resilience.
Cyber violence and the antidote of cyber safety are fast becoming a global concern for government... more Cyber violence and the antidote of cyber safety are fast becoming a global concern for governments, educational authorities, teachers, parents and children alike. Despite substantial funding for information dissemination on preventative strategies and the development of electronic responses to hinder perpetrators, the phenomenon of cyber violence has received little attention in the educational research literature. This review paper outlines the status on existing research into cyber violence. Documenting and summarizing the facts on the nature and extend of the issue will inform future debate. It also highlights the need for pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to prepare educators to manage this phenomenon.
This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community,... more This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community, are both friends and patients of the general practitioner. Jane, now aged 13, presented with a common and potentially serious condition of her age group. The management of her recurrent urinary tract infections turned out to be an exercise in frustration because of indifferent follow up.
This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community,... more This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community, are both friends and patients of the general practitioner. Jane, now aged 13, presented with a common and potentially serious condition of her age group. The management of her recurrent urinary tract infections turned out to be an exercise in frustration because of indifferent follow up.
This paper reports on Information Technology (IT) secondary school educators in Victoria and thei... more This paper reports on Information Technology (IT) secondary school educators in Victoria and their involvement in an online community of practice. It examined the social effects of the online mailing list technology on their participation and factors that influenced their collaboration with other colleagues. In mapping these elements, the motivations of educators and the effects on online communities of practice can be distilled and then used to build and sustain other architectures of participation. It was found that mailing list subscribers seem to trade a currency of support, thoughts, ideas and answers, which helped them in their day-to-day teaching. Online communities of practice provide a convenient way to keep up professional networks while continuing to stay abreast with subject specific knowledge and skills. The findings of this case study may be generalised to other educational mailing lists to guide designers and managers and inspire educators to join and ultimately benefit from these text based online environments.
This review paper provides pre-service and in-service teachers, principals and other educational ... more This review paper provides pre-service and in-service teachers, principals and other educational professionals with the information needed to understand the concept of resilience to affect positive development in children and young people in their care. It reviews and critiques the most influential literature on resiliency over the last four decades and is structured in three parts. The first section deals with the definitions of risk and resilience and relevant terms (i.e. vulnerability, at-risk students, risk factors, protective factors) to clarify confusion and ambiguities of concepts. The second part outlines the development of the research on resilience using a historical perspective. It traces its origins in medicine and psychology into education and discusses the evolution of its body of work through four waves. The last part discusses approaches to promoting resilience.
Cyber violence and the antidote of cyber safety are fast becoming a global concern for government... more Cyber violence and the antidote of cyber safety are fast becoming a global concern for governments, educational authorities, teachers, parents and children alike. Despite substantial funding for information dissemination on preventative strategies and the development of electronic responses to hinder perpetrators, the phenomenon of cyber violence has received little attention in the educational research literature. This review paper outlines the status on existing research into cyber violence. Documenting and summarizing the facts on the nature and extend of the issue will inform future debate. It also highlights the need for pre-service and in-service teacher education programs to prepare educators to manage this phenomenon.
This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community,... more This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community, are both friends and patients of the general practitioner. Jane, now aged 13, presented with a common and potentially serious condition of her age group. The management of her recurrent urinary tract infections turned out to be an exercise in frustration because of indifferent follow up.
This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community,... more This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community, are both friends and patients of the general practitioner. Jane, now aged 13, presented with a common and potentially serious condition of her age group. The management of her recurrent urinary tract infections turned out to be an exercise in frustration because of indifferent follow up.
This paper reports on Information Technology (IT) secondary school educators in Victoria and thei... more This paper reports on Information Technology (IT) secondary school educators in Victoria and their involvement in an online community of practice. It examined the social effects of the online mailing list technology on their participation and factors that influenced their collaboration with other colleagues. In mapping these elements, the motivations of educators and the effects on online communities of practice can be distilled and then used to build and sustain other architectures of participation. It was found that mailing list subscribers seem to trade a currency of support, thoughts, ideas and answers, which helped them in their day-to-day teaching. Online communities of practice provide a convenient way to keep up professional networks while continuing to stay abreast with subject specific knowledge and skills. The findings of this case study may be generalised to other educational mailing lists to guide designers and managers and inspire educators to join and ultimately benefit from these text based online environments.
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