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Re-engaging young people with education and training: What are the alternatives?
Wilson, Kimberley Stemp, Kellie McGinty, Sue
Wilson, Kimberley
Stemp, Kellie
McGinty, Sue
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Wilson, Kimberley
Stemp, Kellie
McGinty, Sue
Stemp, Kellie
McGinty, Sue
Abstract
Alternative education programs are one way of responding to the disengagement of young people from mainstream schools. While there are a great variety of programs, those where young people experience success have incorporated a number of elements of best practice. This article reviews the attributes of effective alternative programs, with a particular focus on programs situated in Queensland, Australia. Establishing what constitutes a successful alternative program becomes increasingly important in an education climate that includes rapid movement toward a standardised educational experience with the attendant potential to further alienate those young people already existing on the margins of mainstream schooling
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At risk persons; Best practice; Diversity (Institutional); Educational alternatives; Flexible learning; High risk students; Program effectiveness
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2011
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Youth Studies Australia
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30
Issue
4
Page Range
32-39
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School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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