Background of students in Alternative Education: Interviews with a selected 2008 cohort
Publication Details
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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http://www.youth2000.ac.nz/publications/reports-1142.htm
- New Zealand Youth A Profile of their Health and Wellbeing
- Te Ara Whakapiki Taitamariki: Maori Specific Findings of Youth2000
- Alcohol and New Zealand Youth: A snapshot of young people's experience with alcohol
- Violence and New Zealand Young People
- Alternative Education Students Health: From Northland and Auckland Regions
http://www.youth2000.ac.nz/publications/reports-1142.htm
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Sections
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Students’ Whānau and Families
- 3. The influence of violence in students' lives
- 4. The influence of gangs in students' lives
- 5. Students' educational pathways and experiences
- 6. Students' learning experiences in AE centres
- 7. Learning at AE centres
- 8. Students' strengths, future hopes and aspirations
- 9. Conclusions
- References
- Bibliography
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