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The Role of Alternative Education Programs in Meeting the Needs of Adolescent Students With Challenging Behaviour: Characteristics of Best Practice

de Jong, Terry, Griffiths, Coosje·2006·Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling
DOI 10.1375/ajgc.16.1.29
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Recently the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted a nationwide survey on programs that exhibit best practice in addressing student behaviour issues (de Jong, 2004). Seven themes related to the characteristics of best practice were identified in this survey. Alternative education programs (AEPs) was one of them. Although contentious in the context of inclusive education, this survey indicated that, provided they are embedded in best practice, AEPs are still considered to be a creditable means of meeting the needs of adolescent students with challenging behaviour in most Australian education jurisdictions. This being so, what constitutes best practice in the construction and delivery of an AEP? This is the main focus of our article. We briefly define AEPs, submit a continuum of types of AEPs, consider the cases against and in favour of AEPs, and conclude by presenting the characteristics of quality AEPs according to three categories, namely: (1) organisation and partnerships, (2) pastoral care and ethos, and (3) curriculum and pedagogy.

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Authors
de Jong, T., & Griffiths, C.
Affiliations
  • Edith Cowan University (AU)
  • Department of Education and Training (AU)
Corresponding author
de Jong, Terry
Venue
Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-07-01
Volume
16
Issue
1
Pages
29-40
ISSN
  • 1037-2911 (ISSN-L)
  • 1839-2520
DOI
10.1375/ajgc.16.1.29
OpenAlex
W1988308978
Cited by
36
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 2063 d)
Locations
  • Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling (publishedVersion)
  • Research Online (Edith Cowan University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education Discipline and Inequality
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education Methods and Practices
Keywords
alternative education programs, behavioral problems, adolescent students, best practices, inclusive education, school partnerships, pastoral care, curriculum and pedagogy, student behaviour problems, Australian education

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de Jong, T., & Griffiths, C. (2006). The Role of Alternative Education Programs in Meeting the Needs of Adolescent Students With Challenging Behaviour: Characteristics of Best Practice. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling. https://doi.org/10.1375/ajgc.16.1.29