Overview
- Explores how alternative schooling models benefit marginalized students and reengage young people in school
- Employs a detailed case study of an alternative music school to empirically demonstrate the positive impact of alternative schooling models
- Discusses how alternative schooling models create spaces for participating in democratic learning and belonging
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education (PSAE)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This book examines the experiences and perspectives of students and teachers at an alternative music school, which caters for young learners who have been marginalised and disenfranchised from mainstream schooling. The school utilises a rich music-infused curriculum that connects to the lives of its students, alongside a democratic ethos and ethic of care for members of the school community, including the students, teachers, and parents. The combination of personal narratives together with detailed critical discussion, provides a compelling argument for how schools can make a major difference to the lives of young people. The case study presented in this book offers one potential response to the institutionalised social and educational inequities that young people continue to face, and highlights the important lessons from alternative schooling for education more broadly. It will be of particular interest to researchers in the areas of education and sociology, especially those concerned with matters of social justice and equity in education.
Reviews
“In a time when neoliberal and neoconservative policies are increasingly dominant in education, we need examples that give us hope. That is exactly what Stewart Riddle and David Cleaver give us. Alternative Schooling, Social Justice and Marginalized Students is a fine piece of work--politically wise, very thoughtful, and well-gounded in the daily life of a lively example of more responsive schooling.” (Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, and author of Can Education Change Society)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
David Cleaver lectures in the School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education at the University of Southern Queensland. Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Alternative Schooling, Social Justice and Marginalised Students
Book Subtitle: Teaching and Learning in an Alternative Music School
Authors: Stewart Riddle, David Cleaver
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58990-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58989-3Published: 25 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86525-6Published: 04 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58990-9Published: 14 July 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-5036
Series E-ISSN: 2946-5044
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 129
Topics: Sociology of Education, Alternative Education, Sociology of Education, Creativity and Arts Education, Schools and Schooling