Educational providers’ views of students who return to school

Abstract

Many young adults who drop out of school elect to re‐enter the secondary education system after a period of absence. Reports the findings from a survey of 215 providers of education to re‐entry students in three states of Australia. Few of these educational providers possess formal qualifications in adult education, but most hold favourable attitudes to working with students who return to school. In general, the re‐entry students were perceived to have high rates of academic success but also high rates of withdrawal. The study identified a number of challenges and problems associated with school re‐entry, and makes recommendations to enhance rates of re‐entry student participation, satisfaction and success. Emphasizes the advantages associated with re‐entering an “innovative” senior secondary environment, rather than a traditional high school.

Citation

Bradley, G.L. and Goldman, J.D.G. (1996), "Educational providers’ views of students who return to school", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 34 No. 3, pp. 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/09578239610118884