Despite complex reasons for disengagement and exclusion from conventional schooling, all children have a right to education that is of high quality. Disenfranchised young people require alternatives re-engaging in education. This necessitates rethinking what it means be an educator alternative settings how relate who experienced failure school settings. Relational ways being are vital support the creation lifelong learners, not merely completers. Flexible learning programmes offer model...

Background: Many disciplines use outdoor fieldwork (OFW) as an experiential learning method in higher education. Although there has been increase research into the pedagogical approaches of OFW, OFW is contested. Purpose: The purpose study was to synthesize literature across a range identify common strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) outline implications for how used pedagogy Methodology/Approach: A descriptive review undertaken examine each aspect SWOT at micro, meso,...

This article will discuss some of the findings from a qualitative research project that explored connections between alternative education and Indigenous learners. study investigated how flexi school leaders reported they were supporting young people to remain engaged in education. The results survey provide demographic data focusing on participation this sample schools. revealed high number are participating schools within sample. Furthermore, staff members working multiple roles these...

Working with young people in alternative schools poses particular challenges for the professional identity of educators. This research explored educator and development practice a network re-enfranchising people. There was focus on induction study. Different ways being an were required order to re-engage facing multiple complexities their lives. A three-stage design experiment methodology employed investigate how working, valuing learning influenced development. Iterative cycles reflection...

The art of holding complexity is the ability to face conflict and other life challenges through collaboration, self-awareness flexibility rather than control coercion. Holding a key theme identified in research project exploring educator identity development practice system alternative or 'flexi schools' Queensland, Australia. Flexi schools support young people create positive education pathways after experiences failure and/or exclusion from conventional schooling. This paper explores...

This study compares the use and efficacy of assessment grading tools within postgraduate education courses in a regional Australian university US. Specifically, we investigate how quality can be improved through rubrics or Criterion Referenced Assessment sheets (CRA sheets). The researchers utilised interviews modified form Delphi Method to answer three research questions relating to; student motivation, raising learning, as well assuring tools. resulted development checklist, set questions,...

A focus on quality assurance of assessment processes in tertiary education within Australia and throughout the world has resulted a changing landscape types grading schemes over last decade. The use criteria standards-based systems are now very commonplace education. There variety models used, but typically they include sheet levelled rubric. An alternative to traditional matrix-style rubric is Continua Model Guide Making Judgments (GTMJ). In this paper, we analyse available their capacity...

The tsunami of global educational reform in the past decade has led to national, regional and school-based policy redevelopment elevate teaching standards, enrich student learning improve results. Consequently, principals are frequently charged with leading mandated pedagogical their schools. Building on earlier research concerning school improvement, principal leadership reform, a case study aimed discover benefits challenges implementing such change one region Queensland's Department...

As higher education providers respond to increasing financial pressures with restructures and downsizing, teacher is often subsumed into larger faculties that result in educators' work, especially related accreditation lost the myriad of benchmarks measures be achieved. Even during a worldwide pandemic, teaching continue subjected scrutiny portrayed as problematic by policymakers. In 50th year Asia-Pacific Journal Teacher Education, it timely reflect on our role public intellectuals explore...

Assessment exemplars are a tool to guide students what is valued by assessors in specific assessment task, short, as examples which illustrate, typically, dimensions of quality. Often high quality provided. We were interested researching the perceived efficacy and impact variety exemplars, ranging from low quality, teacher education courses at regional university. surveyed 72 found that accessed regularly them useful providing detailed guidance went beyond descriptions tasks course outlines...

<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Introduction to the Special Issue on Alternative Pathways in Education for Disenfranchised Children and Young People Australian Context.</span><strong></strong></p><p> </p>

Effective school leadership preparation has been regarded as desirable if not mandatory in Australia and globally for decades. Schools systems, higher education institutions jurisdictions have attempted with varying degrees of success to encourage teachers aspiring become principals prepare well the complex role ahead. Research involving postgraduate students identified that peer support, collaboration collegial professional learning contributed towards self-development, strengthening...