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“Issues surrounding adolescence are never far from a secondary or middle years teacher's mind. Curriculum, organisational structures, day to day engagement and communications with young people are based on some understanding of the life and times of the adolescent. This was an important conference ... it was an opportunity for a fresh look at the myriad of things that impact on the adolescent in our classrooms and communities, and then to ask the question, so what? What does this mean for teachers, collaboratively and independently? How can the extensive literature help teachers and communities to focus their energies most effectively for the benefit of our young people? This conference considered a wide range of key areas, from normal development issues right through to gangs, addictive behaviour and students "at risk". The papers offer practical advice drawn from experiences at over 100 Queensland schools. They demonstrate that issues of adolescence have an impact on school life beyond simply the comprehension of concepts in specific curriculum areas. They consider the role of the teacher in the lives of adolescents and the community.”

Dr. Diane Mayer
Director of Teacher Education
The Graduate School of Education
The University of Queensland

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Contributions

"Reality Bites":
the Role of Education in the minimisation of Teenage Violence
Clio Carney

How Adolescents Cope with Parental Divorce and the Sudden Changes in Family Structure: the Implications for Teachers
Amy Fatialofa

Beginning too soon:
are we serving our pregnant and parenting adolescents?
Leah Fountaine

Technological Underclass:
Addressing Female Underepresentation through Computer Education
John Hamilton

Bridging the Gap.
Internatonal Students: Language, Culture and Loneliness
Ian Hayne

At a School Near You:
Vocational Education and it's Importance for Schools, Students and Teachers
Lisa Hodgetta

Indigenous Students at Risk
Alison (Jodie) Moore

Adolescents in Transition:
the Case for Curriculum Integration between the Primary and Secondary Music Programs
Peter Rankine

Timely Response:
Creating Accountability in School Communties towards Educating the Homeless Youth
Roslyn Robertson

Suicide Postvention in Schools:
Should we lift the 'Cone of Silence"?
Kim Sewell

Great Expectations -
Maximising Success in Parent-Teacher Interactions to Enhance Student Learning
Fiona Sinnamon

Playing Hard but Safe in Paradise:
Managing Alcohol Misuse during 'Schoolies Week'
Barbara Wallace

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