Feral Classroom

First published in 1983, The Feral Classroom argues that the experience of schooling needs to be understood in terms of peer interaction in the classroom. Students' interaction mediates the significance of the curriculum and teacher, and is, in its own right, a major agent of socialisation.

List of contents

Introduction 1. School and peer group as agents of socialisation 2. The research population 3. Students’ control systems 4. Mucking around 5. Intrusion of external statuses and associations 6. Stirrers and clowns 7. Teacher authority and student control 8. Diffuse relations with teachers 9. Students’ construction and management of academic status 10. Teacher particularism 11. Students’ evaluation of classroom seating position 12. Conclusions Appendix A Student interviews Appendix B Conditions and permit for research Appendix C A girls’ classroom note.

About the author

James Macpherson, at the time of the first publication, was a Research Fellow at Massey University in New Zealand. He was educated at Dalhousie University in Canada, and the Universities of Western Australia and Queensland.

Summary

First published in 1983, The Feral Classroom argues that the experience of schooling needs to be understood in terms of peer interaction in the classroom. Students’ interaction mediates the significance of the curriculum and teacher, and is, in its own right, a major agent of socialisation.

Product details

• Authors: James Macpherson, Macpherson James
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032891224
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289122-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); EDUCATION / General, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, EDUCATION / Classroom Management, EDUCATION / Behavioral Management, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education