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While the Student Voice agenda gathers momentum in all sectors of education in the United Kingdom so too does the degree to which ‘Student Voice’ comes under the critical gaze of national and international commentators who narrate its influence on policy as each successive government in the UK shapes the agenda as they see fit.

The Student Voice movement continues to grow and influence discussion across all levels of education. Equally, international responses to Student Voice extend the debate and movement further. To acknowledge international and UK perspectives, the authors have developed an edited collection speaking to both the practitioner and the academic alike. The text offers diverse perspectives with contributions from internationally acclaimed researchers, academics, classroom practitioners and learners across a variety of ages and educational sectors both at local and international levels.

This topical text locates Student Voice within wider current debates around empowered citizenry and the 'big society'. The contributions draw upon the relationships between Student Voice and action research, citizenship, democratic education and students-as-researchers as well as locating these debates within international perspectives. It is through the combination of these perspectives that, as the title of the book suggests, the Student Voice movement can hope to ‘bridge the academic/practitioner divide’.

Features include:

guidance to new and experienced researchers and practitioners keen to employ Student Voice in their work
applied case studies, examples and experiences from five different continents
the adoption of multiple theoretical perspectives focusing on a variety of educational contexts, sectors and learner needs.
accessible contributions inclusive to all levels, academic practice and curriculum development

The international and comparative nature of the book will appeal to a global audience whose interests lie within the fields of teacher education and training as well as schooling in general. The book is ideal for those in the United Kingdom studying to become teachers on Secondary PGCE, PGDE and GTP courses leading to QTS, those studying for the post-compulsory sector PTLLS, DTLLS and CTLLS qualifications and those doing Overseas Teacher Training and Teach First courses.

The book will also appeal to policy makers and academics; teachers, teacher educators; and other learners in schools, Further Education and Higher Education, as well as a wide range of Postgraduate programmes including masters and doctoral level studies. In this sense the book is a ‘one-stop-shop’ for practitioners and researchers who wish to carry out action research on any theme related to Student Voice.

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