Belonging, Identity, Time and Young People’s Engagement in the Middle Years of School

Seth Brown is Lecturer in the School of Education at RMIT University, Australia. His research expertise lies in socio-cultural studies of education and sport in the context of wider social and cultural change.  Peter Kelly is Professor of Education at RMIT University, Australia. His research interests include a critical engagement with young people’s well-being, and resilience and enterprise in the Anthropocene.  Scott K. Phillips is Director at Kershaw Phillips Consulting. He works with companies, governments and communities to research and understand young people’s needs. He has published in the fields of youth policy, multicultural drugs education in schools, and community ethnography.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Identity.- Chapter 3. Belonging.- Chapter 4. Time.- Chapter 5. Conclusions.