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Background of students in Alternative Education: Interviews with a selected 2008 cohort

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This report presents the findings from a research project carried out in 2008 on the educational histories and pathways of alternative education (A.E.) students in New Zealand.

Author(s): Dr. Keren Brooking & Ben Gardiner, with Dr. Sarah Calvert [New Zealand Council for Educational Research]

Date Published: July 2009

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