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Author Smyth, John, 1944-

Title "Dropping out," drifting off, being excluded : becoming somebody without school / John Smyth and Robert Hattam with Jenny Cannon ... [and others]
Published New York : Peter Lang, [2004]
©2004

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Description xiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Adolescent cultures, school & society, 1091-1464 ; v. 22
Adolescent cultures, school & society. 1091-1464 ; v. 22
Contents Ch. 1. Capturing the Voices of Early School Leavers -- Ch. 2. Contextualizing Early School Leaving: Globalization, the State and Schools -- Ch. 3. Becoming Somebody with or without School -- Ch. 4. Doing Identity Work: Class, Race and Gender -- Ch. 5. The Making of Young Lives with/against the School Credential -- Ch. 6. School Culture and Student Voices in Early School Leaving -- Ch. 7. Grappling with the Mis-matches: Themes, Questions, Action
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-212) and indexes
Subject High school dropouts -- Australia -- Interviews.
Youth with social disabilities -- Education -- Australia -- Case studies.
Success -- Australia -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Interviews.
Author Hattam, Robert.
LC no. 2003002328
ISBN 0820455075 paperback alkaline paper