Distance travelled : Outcomes and evidence in flexible learning options
Journal article
Thomas, Joseph, McGinty, Sue, te Riele, Kitty and Wilson, Kimberley. (2017). Distance travelled : Outcomes and evidence in flexible learning options. The Australian Educational Researcher. 44(43224), pp. 443-460. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-017-0239-6
Authors | Thomas, Joseph, McGinty, Sue, te Riele, Kitty and Wilson, Kimberley |
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Abstract | Flexible learning options (FLOs) provide individualised learning pathways for disengaged young people with strong emphasis on inclusivity and wellbeing support. Amidst a rapid expansion of Australia’s flexible learning sector, service providers are under increasing pressure to substantiate participant outcomes. This paper stems from a national study of the value of FLOs to young people and the broader Australian community. The study enumerates the outcomes valued by flexible learning practitioners, as well as the various evidence forms they cite to substantiate participant outcomes. Framing success as ‘distance travelled’ (i.e. an individual’s progress relative to his or her own starting point), practitioners demonstrate critical awareness of the social and structural mechanisms by which young people are marginalised from mainstream schooling. Holistic assessment practices also reveal practitioners’ efforts to expand the terms of reference by which educational outcomes may be validated in alternative education settings. |
Keywords | alternative education; educational outcomes; accountability; evidence; distance travelled |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | The Australian Educational Researcher |
Journal citation | 44 (43224), pp. 443-460 |
Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 0311-6999 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-017-0239-6 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85032029309 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 443-460 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Research Group | School of Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Jun 2017 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 14 Jun 2017 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | LP130100344 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qw83/distance-travelled-outcomes-and-evidence-in-flexible-learning-options
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