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Roma Thomas – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2025
This article presents findings from qualitative research on school exclusion. The study was conducted in a Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), part of alternative education provision, in England. Mixed methods used included ethnographic approaches, drama-based group work, focus group discussions and interviews. Research participants were teenage boys (age…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Adolescents, Males
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Sally Power; Jemma Bridgeman; Gavin Duffy; Gillean McCluskey; Alice Tawell; Annie Taylor – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2025
This paper explores the complex landscape of alternative provision across the UK and its implications for school exclusion. Drawing on interviews with over 400 professionals, parents, and pupils in ten selected local authorities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, we find marked differences in the scale and nature of provision. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Suspension, Expulsion