000 04276cam a2200493Ii 4500
001 BRILL9789463512428
003 nllekb
005 20260610105243.0
007 cr un uuuua
008 180329s2018 ne sb 001 0 eng d
020 _a9789463512428
_q(electronic book)
020 _z9789463512411
_q(print)
024 7 _a10.1163/9789463512428
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)1029762520
040 _aNL-LeKB
_cNL-LeKB
_erda
041 _aeng
050 4 _aLC5800
_b.G38 2018
072 7 _aJN
_2bicssc
072 7 _aEDU000000
_2bisacsh
245 0 0 _aGauging the value of education for disenfranchised youth :
_bflexible learning options /
_cedited by Sue McGinty, Kimberley Wilson, Joseph Thomas, and Brian Lewthwaite.
264 1 _aLeiden :
_bBrill.
264 4 _cc2018.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 149 pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aInnovations and controversies: interrogating educational change ;
_vv. 7
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tFront Matter --
_tCopyright page --
_tForeword /
_rDale Murray --
_tPreface /
_rSue McGinty --
_tThe Context of Flexible Learning Options /
_rKitty te Riele --
_tFlexible Learning Options in the Neoliberal Educational Landscape /
_rJoseph Thomas --
_tIdentifying the Defining Features of Flexible Learning Options /
_rGeorge Myconos --
_tAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People and Staff ‘Talk Up’ The Value of Flexible Learning Options /
_rValda Wallace --
_tI Just Want an Education! Young People’s Perspectives /
_rSue McGinty , Sue Bursey and Hurriyet Babacan --
_tPractitioner Perspectives /
_rKimberley Wilson --
_tThe Importance of Belonging /
_rJoseph Thomas and Riccardo Welters --
_tPractitioner Perspectives /
_rBrian Lewthwaite , Hurriyet Babacan , Kitty te Riele , Dale Murray and Joseph Thomas --
_tBack Matter --
_tIndex.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aDisengagement of youth from schooling is an issue of significant national and international concern, and is a key driver of educational policy and reform that look to maximise school retention for the benefit of both students and the wider community. In Australia, Flexible Learning Options (FLOs) have arisen as a response to the premature disengagement from schooling of a sizeable number of Australian youth. FLOs attend to the educational, social and well-being needs of young people experiencing complex life circumstances, yet empirical evidence of their value to date has been largely anecdotal. The significance of this book lies in its innovative approach to gauging the value of FLOs—to young people themselves, as well as the wider Australian community. Drawing on past research and new findings from a national investigation, the authors provide novel insight into the pressures pushing young people out of schools and the mechanisms at work in FLOs to re-engage them in education. The varied contributions of this book elucidate many of the measurable impacts of FLOs on the life trajectories of disenfranchised youth, including improved economic integration, mental and emotional wellbeing, and myriad other outcomes. The significance of this project lies in its exploration of how young people and staff understand the transformative nature of the FLO experience, with an analysis that brings to light the wider value of this type of educational intervention in terms of long term community benefit.
650 0 _aOpen learning.
650 0 _aLow-income students
_zAustralia.
650 0 _aIndigenous youth
_xEducation
_zAustralia.
700 1 _aMcGinty, Sue.
700 1 _aWilson, Kimberley.
700 1 _aLewthwaite, Brian.
700 1 _aThomas, Joseph
_q(Joseph Mark)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tGauging the Value of Education for Disenfranchised Youth: Flexible Learning Options
_dLeiden, Boston : Brill | Sense, 2018,
_z9789463512411
830 0 _aInnovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change
_v007.
830 0 _aEducational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004375666.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789463512428
999 _c29323
_d29323