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‘Give me air not shelter’: critical tales of a policy case of student re-engagement from beyond school.
- Source :
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Journal of Education Policy . Mar2015, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p220-236. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper tackles what is arguably one of the most pressing and intractable educational issues confronting western democracies – the disengagement and disconnection from schooling of alarming numbers of young people. The paper looks at the policy response in Victoria, Australia, and through ethnographic interviews with a small number of young people; it finds a significant mismatch between the policy intent of re-engagement programmes, and the experiences of young people themselves. It seems that this is an instance of what might be termed policy deafness, a situation that will likely produce devastating consequences unless corrected. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02680939
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Education Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99907593
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2014.945965