Making Space: Exploring the "Thirdspace" of Breaktime in Middle School

Autor/inn/en	Hice-Fromille, Theresa; London, Rebecca A.
Titel	Making Space: Exploring the "Thirdspace" of Breaktime in Middle School
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 55 (2023) 8, S.1520-1541 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hice-Fromille, Theresa)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X221118949
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Recess Breaks; Safety; Student Development; Bullying; Social Class; Extracurricular Activities; Gender Differences; Lunch Programs; Age Differences; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Aktive Pause; Sicherheit; Mobbing; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Mittagessen; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kalifornien
Abstract	Although scholars are attuned to the particular transitional dilemmas faced by middle school students, inquiry into middle school breaktimes is largely limited to research on bullying and peer victimization. This study interrogates the geography of middle school breaktime to expand understanding of student safety and recognize the ways that the state's intervention in school spaces creates particular challenges for young learners. By investigating breaktimes at three middle schools and employing a critical geography lens in data coding and analysis, we demonstrate how the organization of space shapes student experiences. Findings suggest that scholars should consider breaktime as a "thirdspace" within the middle school day--one that offers vast potential for positive student development, but is marginalized due to its status as "non-academic" time. Findings reveal that school leaders and staff may better support students by addressing the ways that breaktimes are differently navigated by students along ethnic, socioeconomic, age, and gender lines. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01