| Description |
xvi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction/ Stehlik and Patterson -- Pt. 1: Challenging the present. 1. Challenging the paradigm: education and social inclusion/ Patterson -- 2. Road maps or global positioning systems? Young people's lives in the twenty-first century: preparing for a global future through education and training/ Mackinnon -- 3. Listen to me, I'm still leaving: young people's perspectives on schooling/ Hattam -- 4. Senior secondary study as a part-time phenomenon? Implications for policy and practice/ Hodgetts & Brennan -- 5. We know what to do but we don't always do it: aligning policy and practice/ Patterson -- Pt. 2 Foregrounding the future: communities and case studies. 6. Evolution of Aboriginal education solutions at the 'cultural interface': educators' capacity to respond to the learning priorities of Aboriginal families/ Dolan & Miller -- 7. Relationships, participation and support: necessary components for inclusive learning environments and (re)engaging learners/ Stehlik -- 8. Re-engaging young people in learning: the ICAN experience/ Koen & Duigan -- 9. Caring for hope: the importance of hope for socially excluded young people/ O'Leary, Bishop, Mackinnon & Robb -- 10. Conclusion: changing the paradigm - moving forward to more equitable educational outcomes for all young people/ Stehlik |
| Summary |
"This book is about changing the paradigm of the established system of schooling in Australia. Education has long been recognised as the key to addressing intergenerational and social disadvantage, but the notion of a socially inclusive future is the particular concern of this book. Contributors from academic, policy and practice settings, drawing on the experience of South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative School Retention Action Plan, provide examples and ideas for ensuring that the benefits of a quality education system are available to all children and young people in Australia. The themes running through the chapters include: What young people are telling us about schooling and their lives and what it takes to engage young people in learning; social inclusion and school retention: the South Australian experience and joined up working, and shaping systems, policy and practice to increase learning opportunities and more equitable outcomes for all young people."--Publisher |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Education |
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Philosophy & theory of education |
| Notes |
"Education has long been recognised as the key to addressing intergenerational and social disadvantage, but the notion of a socially inclusive future is the particular concern of this book, in relation to marinalised groups of young people who may not have the social capital, socio-economic background, family support or life opportunities to progress through the education system according to its established parameters." - back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Education, Secondary -- Australia.
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Educational change -- Australia.
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Educational equalization -- Australia.
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Youth with social disabilities -- Education -- Australia.
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Youth with social disabilities -- Australia.
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| Author |
Patterson, Jan, editor
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Stehlik, Tom, editor
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| ISBN |
9781922020000 (paperback) |
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9781922020017 (paperback) |
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