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The Psychology of the ‘Disengaged’

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Abstract

This chapter will consider what various psychological perspectives have to offer in terms of understanding how educators respond to children and young people who are frequently described in policy discourse as ‘disengaged’ from their education. Following a survey of four distinct psychological perspectives on learner engagement, we consider how each of these perspectives can be applied in an everyday classroom situation to generate different kinds of educational responses. We argue that psychological perspectives on learner engagement offer much scope to address the complexity of learner engagement as not just a behavioural phenomenon, but as an emotional and cognitive one too. However, with the ongoing expanse of technologies offering educational establishments a quick and convenient means of amalgamating vast sets of behavioural learner data, challenges lie ahead for the field.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKey Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies
EditorsElizabeth Taylor, Bee Hughes
PublisherRoutledge Taylor & Francis Group
Pages47-57
Number of pages11
Edition2nd
ISBN (Print)9781040432501
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Oct 2025

Publication series

NameKey Issues in Childhood and Youth Studies, Second edition

Keywords

  • psychology
  • disengaged
  • childhood
  • youth
  • childhood and youth studies

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