Title: Changing the paradigm: education as the key to a socially inclusive future
Abstract: 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 a socially inclusive future is the particular concern of this book, for marginalised groups of young people who may not have the social capital, socioeconomic background, family support or life opportunities to progress through the education system according to its established parameters. 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; Shaping systems, policy and practice to increase learning opportunities and more equitable outcomes for all young people. The chapters are as follows: Challenging the paradigm: education and social inclusion / Jan Patterson; Road maps or global positioning systems?: young people's lives in the twenty-first century: preparing for a global future through education and training / Alison Mackinnon; Listen to me, I'm still leaving: young people's perspectives on schooling / Robert Hattam; Senior secondary study as a part-time phenomenon?: implications for policy and practice / Katherine Hodgetts and Marie Brennan; We know what to do but we don't always do it: aligning policy and practice / Jan Patterson; Evolution of Aboriginal education solutions at the 'cultural interface': educators' capacity to respond to the learning priorities of Aboriginal families / Helen Dolan and Jillian Miller; Relationships, participation and support: necessary components for inclusive learning environments and (re)engaging learners / Tom Stehlik; Re-engaging young people in learning: the ICAN experience / Susanne Koen and Phillipa Duigan; Caring for hope: the importance of hope for socially excluded young people / Patrick O'Leary, Peter Bishop, Alison Mackinnon and Simon Robb; Conclusion: changing the paradigm - moving forward to more equitable educational outcomes for all young people / Tom Stehlik.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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