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...

Bakhtin's (1981) concept of chronotope provides a way viewing student participation in the classroom as dynamic process constituted through interaction past experience, ongoing involvement, and yet-to-be-accomplished goals. Although actual design use space may be important facilitating participatory pedagogy, chronotopic analysis directs attention to grounding shifting time-space contexts that are emergent within students' teacher's discursive practices. In our analyses events conversations,...

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...

Abstract In this paper we identify four formats of classroom talk for integrating everyday and scientific discourse – replacement, interweaving, contextual privileging pastiche. the replacement format, progress in understanding is gauged by extent to which representations replace more concrete students' talking thinking. Research Ballenger (1997) on Haitian children's engagement science talks illustrates interweaving format. The interweaved perspectives concepts with issues morality identity...

Abstract Within a paradigm of building identity from perspective continuity and discontinuity, model Catholic school is developed the integration applied research with perspectives Post Conciliar Magisterium documents. The data confirmed significance core factors, nominated as pillars, incorporating Faith, Learning, Community, Leadership Formation concepts foundational to identity. Cross-tabulation pillars their validity initial pools offered additional insight overall priority within across...

In this chapter we examine the core activity of schools-learning and teaching. first section chapter, argue that learning should be considered within frame partnerships relationships, rather than examined as achievement individuals disconnected from their social cultural contexts. Our view is based on contemporary theories emphasise centrality processes communication language in student learning. looking back at our own history teaching, note continuity 1970s through to present certain key...

This article explores the nature of leadership as expressed in literature and workshop commentary on identity Catholic school within an Australian context. Employing a qualitative methodology, data from workshops designed around mission were compared integrated with texts selected Post Conciliar documents for purpose gaining insights identity. Within identified theme 'school' two bodies narrative, dimension was explored its practical nature. The discussion findings identifies diversity...

Abstract This chapter examines some of the salient features merit‐based student financial aid. The author explores role merit aid in college admission and how it is used today's competitive market.