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Original Articles

Alternative education sites and marginalised young people: ‘I wish there were more schools like this one’

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Pages 843-862 | Received 05 Jul 2010, Accepted 29 Sep 2010, Published online: 17 Jun 2011

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Stewart Riddle & David Cleaver. (2017) Working within and against the grain of policy in an alternative school. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 38:4, pages 498-510.
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Jeff Thomas, Janet Dyment, David Moltow & Ian Hay. (2016) ‘It is my decision, and it's really up to me. But they wanted me to do it’: an exploration of choice in enrolling in a reengagement programme. International Journal of Inclusive Education 20:11, pages 1172-1187.
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