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Educational alternatives for marginalised youth
In the context of pressure to increase retention rates a wide variety of alternative educational programs has developed in Australia over the past few decades. The purpose of this paper is to provide a map of the alternative education landscape for marginalised youth in New South Wales, in order to reduce confusion and enable communication between programs, practitioners and scholars, locally and internationally. This paper focuses on two dimensions to do with the program’s purpose in relation to locus of change and with the stability of the program to construct a proposed map of alternative education for marginalised youth in Australia. Based on this map, the paper argues that one type of program is most useful, not only for marginalised young people but also for suggesting possibilities for reform in mainstream education.
History
Publication title
Australian Educational ResearcherVolume
34Issue
4Pagination
53-68ISSN
0311-6999Department/School
Peter Underwood CentrePublisher
SpringerPlace of publication
NetherlandsRights statement
Copyright 2007 Australian Association for Research in EducationRepository Status
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