Journal Article

Author

Wilson, Kimberly, Stemp, Kellie & McGinty, Sue

Title

Re-engaging young people with education and training: What are the alternatives?

In

Youth Studies Australia

Imprint

vol. 30, no. 4, 2011, pp. 32-39

Abstract

Alternative education programs are one way of responding to the disengagement of young people from mainstream schools. While there are a great variety of programs, those where young people experience success have incorporated a number of elements of best practice (Mills & McGregor 2010). This article reviews the attributes of effective alternative programs, with a particular focus on programs situated in Queensland,Australia. Establishing what constitutes a successful alternative program becomes increasingly important in an education climate that includes rapid movement toward a standardised educational experience with the attendant potential to further alienate those young people already existing on the margins of mainstream schooling.