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    Mills, Martin
    McGregor, Glenda
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    McGregor, Glenda V.
    Year published
    2016
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    This paper is concerned with “what works” in alternative schools, also known as flexible learning centres, in the state of Queensland, Australia. Generally, young people who find their way to an alternative educational provider have left school early due to difficult personal circumstances or significant clashes with schooling authorities and their associated disciplinary requirements. This research at eight case-study alternative schools shows that their students were reconnecting to educational futures because of policies and practices that were quite different from those of mainstream schools. By reimagining their relational, ...
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    This paper is concerned with “what works” in alternative schools, also known as flexible learning centres, in the state of Queensland, Australia. Generally, young people who find their way to an alternative educational provider have left school early due to difficult personal circumstances or significant clashes with schooling authorities and their associated disciplinary requirements. This research at eight case-study alternative schools shows that their students were reconnecting to educational futures because of policies and practices that were quite different from those of mainstream schools. By reimagining their relational, pedagogical, curricular, and pastoral work, many of these alternative schools and centres have created learning environments that cater to the holistic needs of young people, particularly those on the margins of societies. It is our contention that mainstream schools might use ideas from this growing alternative educational sector to inform their practices positively and thus retain many of their most vulnerable students.
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    Journal Title
    International Journal of Child, Youth and Family Studies
    Volume
    7
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs72201615718
    Copyright Statement
    © University of Victoria 2016 Martin Mills, Glenda McGregor. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
    Subject
    Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
    Secondary Education
    Public Health and Health Services
    Demography
    Social Work
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/100353
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