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 …

Are socioeconomic inequalities in education declining? Is socioeconomic background
becoming less important for people's occupational class or status? How important is …

The reengagement of disenchanted secondary students is one of the priorities of the
educational system. Over a six-year period (2003–2004 to 2008–2009), 63 disruptive and …

Names: Riddle, Stewart, editor.| Apple, Michael W., editor. Title: Re-imagining education for
democracy/edited by Stewart Riddle and Michael W. Apple. Other titles: Reimagining …

The negative impacts of failure and failure dynamics are well established. This study
explores adaptability and control as factors reducing failure dynamics. The present study …

Differences in levels of academic achievement according to socio‐economic status (SES),
and parental education in particular, have been a persistent feature of Australian education …

Methods Researching experiences and viewpoints on economic adversity requires trust, as
well as techniques that will support young people to talk openly about difficult, sensitive and …

This article introduces the guiding principles of sustainable education. It starts from the
observation that many education systems around the world have launched ambitious …

Faced with uncertainty, how do young people navigate the transition from school to work?
Applying Bourdieu's concept of habitus to the 'fields' of education and employment, I argue …

In this paper we report the results of a survey of financial literacy levels among Australian
secondary school students. While key issues concerning financial literacy among …