Engaging the Disengaged

Foreword: are the engaged really engaged? Shirley Steinberg; Introduction: exclusion: a habit that's hard to kick Roger Slee; Part I. The Digital Divide as a Tool for Inclusion: 1. Accommodating new learning in different school cultures Greg Neal; 2. Technology and social inclusion: rethinking the digital divide Nicola Yelland; Part II. Engagement in the Early Years: 3. The early years: reconnecting families with preschool education Andrea Nolan; Part III. Curriculum-Based Engagement: 4. Arts education: do the arts really matter? Tarquam McKenna; 5. Bringing joy and success to students and teachers through student-centered teaching of mathematics Colleen Vale and Sharon Livy; 6. Physical education: promoting healthy living in the classroom Anthony Watt; 7. Literacy: who needs books? There not 'kewl' Mark Vicars; Part IV. Agents of Change and Student Wellbeing: 8. Fostering collaborative partnerships: one school's approach Marcelle Cacciattolo; 9. Natural environments for learning: effecting change in classrooms and the community Cathryn Carpenter and Peter Burridge; 10. Sexualities: gays and lesbians as outsiders? Mark Vicars and Tarquam McKenna; 11. Indigenous Australia: ontologies, epistemologies and pedagogies Davina Woods; 12. Positive education: pathways to achieving social and academic success Jeanne Carroll and Marcelle Cacciattolo; Conclusion: Creating purposeful, optimistic learning engagements Tarquam McKenna.