{"title":"Integrated but Not Included: Exploring Quiet Disaffection in Mainstream Schools in China and India.","authors":"Fengqiao Yan, Johnson Jament","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.06.1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.03","url":null,"abstract":"Contact address: CeSNER, School of Education Park Campus University of Northampton Boughton Green Road Northampton, England NN2 7AL In recent decades, inclusion as an international trend has had a tremendous impact on the education systems of developing countries including China and India. Perspectives on inclusive education have been constantly modified with increased awareness and understanding of the diverse needs of children. Research as well as theories and policies have shown significant advancement in the practices of both countries (Chen, 1996; Ainscow, 1999; Potts, 2003; Jangira, 2002). However, inclusion, due to the demands and multi-dimensional influences of different education systems, has unique cultural-specific features in these two developing countries.","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"6 1","pages":"12-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Encouraging Engagement: An Emerging Role for School Based Family Workers in English Secondary Schools.","authors":"R. Rose","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.06.1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.02","url":null,"abstract":"Richard.Rose@northampton.ac.uk The establishment of positive relationships between home and school has long been recognised as a desirable state which can have a significant bearing upon the success of students both academically and socially (Henderson and Berla, 1994, Wolfendale and Bastiani, 2000). By contrast, when relationships between schools and parents or carers falter, the consequences can be detrimental to all parties and in some instances can lead to disaffection and the perpetuation of negative attitudes towards schooling (Crozier, 2000). The Every Child Matters agenda established by the UK government (DfES, 2003) emphasises the need for schools to consider the development of all students, not only in respect of academic attainment, but also with due regard to their social, economic and health needs. With this demand has come a recognition that this ambition requires much greater cohesion across professional and voluntary services working in partnership with schools. Government initiatives such as the establishment of full service extended schools (DfES, 2005), Excellence in Cities (DfEE, 1999) and Sure Start (DfEE, 1998) have led to innovative approaches for the support of young people who may be at risk of exclusion, disaffection or disengagement with the education system. Evaluations of the efficacy of such initiatives are only just being made and it is therefore important that researchers gather data, which may inform further developments and policy at school, local authority and national levels. This paper describes one initiative, the use of family workers in school, and considers how service users perceived this system. Research into the efficacy of two extended secondary schools afforded the author an opportunity to examine in detail how the role of family workers had been developed within those schools and","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"6 1","pages":"5-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost in transition? A comparison of early drop out from education and training in England and France","authors":"C. Hayden, Catherine Blaya","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.06.1.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.04","url":null,"abstract":"Contact details: Professor Carol Hayden, ICJS, University of Portsmouth, St. George’s Building, 141, High Street, Portsmouth, England. PO1 2HY. carol.hayden@port.ac.uk Early drop out from education and training Concern about early drop out from education and training is evident in many nations worldwide. In rich industrialised countries, such as France and England, debate is often associated with issues to do with citizenship, the reduction in the availability of unskilled work and the perceived risk of social exclusion for those who drop out of education and training. As it has become less and less common for young people in such countries to get full-time employment at the age of 16, youth transitions have become more protracted. Ending education and training at 16 can now be seen as a form of early drop out. Not staying in education or training beyond the age of 16 will, in some cases, follow a longer period of disengagement with and poor attendance in compulsory schooling. Early drop out and lack of qualifications and training is strongly associated with unemployment.","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"7 1","pages":"19-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Works for Teachers of Students with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties in Hong Kong's Special Schools.","authors":"S. Chong, M. Lan","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.06.1.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.05","url":null,"abstract":"Acknowledgement: The authors would like to sincerely thank Prof. Richard Rose for commenting on the manuscript. Abstract In Hong Kong, students with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD) are generally shunned by teachers in mainstream schools both because of their misconduct and as a result of their disaffected attitude towards learning. Consequently, these students are generally placed in special schools. This paper is the first of its kind to report research findings in all seven EBD schools in Hong Kong. Focus group interviews were conducted to find out what were the most effective teaching approaches to meet the needs of these students. The present study found that there are general and distinctive approaches employed by teachers, some of which appear to be culturally oriented. This paper argues that teachers in Hong Kong tend to intertwine their cultural background and life experiences with commonsense logic in managing their disaffected students. It was also apparent from the study that the majority of their practices and epistemological knowledge are underpinned by some sound theoretical frameworks. Several implications are drawn from the findings.","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"6 1","pages":"25-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68311007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Steven D. Meeker, Stacey L. Edmonson, Alice Fisher
{"title":"The Voices of High School Dropouts: Implications for Research and Practice.","authors":"Steven D. Meeker, Stacey L. Edmonson, Alice Fisher","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.06.1.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.07","url":null,"abstract":"Dr. Alice Fisher Sam Houston State University PO Box 2119 Huntsville, Texas 77341 Edu_axf@shsu.edu 936.294.1165 Originally developed in 1942, the General Educational Development (GED) exam was designed to help veterans who had left high school before graduation in order to join the armed services. This certificate allowed them to pursue college degrees without having to go back to high school (Brown, 2000). Over the years, people from all walks of life have earned the GED diploma, among them United States Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado; comedian Bill Cosby; actor Michael J Fox; and musicians Waylon Jennings and John Michael Montgomery.","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"3 1","pages":"40-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.18546/IJSD.06.1.07","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68311103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Valuing Brazilian Youth: IDRA's Coca Cola Valued Youth Program in Latin America.","authors":"María Robledo Montecel","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.05.2.04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.04","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"5 1","pages":"13-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Active Participation. An Analysis of Citizen Action among Young People in Secondary Education.","authors":"Esther Luna González, F. Rodríguez","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.05.2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"5 1","pages":"18-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Who's Looking after Whom? The Education of Disaffected Children in Care.","authors":"I. Sutherland","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.05.2.06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"5 1","pages":"25-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Keeping on: How ALP Brings Disaffected Youth Back to School in Liberia.","authors":"Gail von Hahmann, Josephine F. D. Tengbeh","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.05.2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"5 1","pages":"6-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deepening Community-Based Learning through Collaboration and Assessment.","authors":"Jean R. Strait","doi":"10.18546/IJSD.05.2.08","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.08","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90740,"journal":{"name":"The international journal on school disaffection","volume":"5 1","pages":"41-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2007-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.18546/IJSD.05.2.08","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68310622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}