Wilson, Kimberley, Stemp, Kellie, and McGinty, Sue (2011) Re-engaging young people with education and training: what are the alternatives? Youth Studies Australia, 30 (4). pp. 32-39.

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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 young people experience success have incorporated a number of elements of best practice (Mills & McGregor 2010). This article reviews the attributes of effective alternative programs, with a particular focus on programs situated in Queensland,Australia. Establishing what constitutes a successful alternative program becomes increasingly important in an education climate that includes rapid movement toward a standardised educational experience with the attendant potential to further alienate those young people already existing on the margins of mainstream schooling.

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