ERIC Number: EJ922601
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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What Happens to Pupils Permanently Excluded from Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units in England?
Pirrie, Anne; Macleod, Gale; Cullen, Mairi Ann; McCluskey, Gillean
British Educational Research Journal, v37 n3 p519-538 2011
There is widespread consensus in the research and policy-related literature over the last decade that young people who have been permanently excluded from school are at a far greater risk of a variety of negative outcomes than young people who have not had this experience. These negative outcomes include prolonged periods out of education and/or employment; poor mental and physical health; involvement in crime; and homelessness. This article presents evidence from a small-scale qualitative study of destinations and outcomes post-exclusion for a group of young people considered to be at particular risk of such negative outcomes: namely, those who have been permanently excluded from special schools or Pupil Referral Units (now known as short-stay schools). The specific focus of this paper is on the 24 young people's educational trajectories pre- and post-exclusion; the reasons for their exclusion from school; and on what forms of alternative provision were available to them after their permanent exclusion. (Contains 3 tables and 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Special Schools, Expulsion, Homeless People, Physical Health, Youth, Foreign Countries, Referral, Access to Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Mental Health, Crime, Early Adolescents, Males, Interviews, Student Placement, Vignettes, Educational Attainment, At Risk Persons
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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