There are some students in the secondary schools who are considered to be 'at risk' and more likely to fail in the future simply because they do not accept traditional school-based modes of learning as being relevant. However, recent applied learning initiatives in the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) have re-engaged many of these young people in schooling by treating them more like young adults and recognising that secondary schools must now cater for a greater diversity of career pathways.
History
Journal
Teacher: the national education magazine
Volume
June
Pagination
42 - 45
Publisher
ACER Press
Location
Camberwell, Vic.
ISSN
1449-9274
Language
eng
Publication classification
C3 Non-refereed articles in a professional journal