Hickey, Andrew and Myler, Tanya and Smith, Carly (2018) Bicycles, ‘informality’ and the alternative learning space as a site for re-engagement: a risky (pedagogical) proposition? Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. ISSN 1359-866X
Abstract
The great possibility of alternative education programs rests in the affront to established conventions that these present for what counts as learning, engagement and the experience of schooling. This paper takes as its point of focus one specific, in-school alternative learning program, and considers the possibilities for student re-engagement that emerged via the repair and restoration of old bicycles. The discussion focusses particularly on the 'informality' that presented within the day-to-day dynamics of the program and how the space provided in the program’s workshop sessions offered the opportunity for students to re-configure their relationships with each other, their teachers and the larger practice of schooling. A discussion of both the potential and risk of a 'pedagogy of informality' is posited in light of current discussions in the literature of alternative education in Australia.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published online: 2 August 2018. Accepted version embargoed until 1 January 2020 (18 months), in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Arts and Communication |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2019 23:43 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2019 00:22 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | alternative learning, engagement, inter-relationality, informality, pedagogy of informality |
| Fields of Research : | 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200204 Cultural Theory 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1080/1359866X.2018.1504281 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/34706 |
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