"Dropping Out," Drifting Off, Being Excluded: Becoming Somebody Without School (Adolescent Cultures, School & Society, V. 22.)

Capturing The Voices Of Early School Leavers -- Contextualizing Early School Leaving : Globalization, The State, And Schools -- Becoming Somebody With Or Without School -- Doing Identity Work : Class, Race, And Gender -- The Making Of Young Lives With/against The School Credential -- School Culture And Student Voices In Early School Leaving -- Grappling With The Mis-matches : Themes, Questions, Action. John Smyth And Robert Hattam With Jenny Cannon ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [199]-212) And Indexes. Annotation This books deals with one of the most urgent, damaging, and complex issues affecting young lives and contemporary society in general -- the escalating high school dropout rate. Though against the wishes of teachers and school administrators, young people's decision to leave school is usually made under circumstances that provide little time or space for discussion. This book provides a disturbing account of how students' voices are over-ridden -- lost in the imposition of curriculum and the rush to impose testing, accountability, and management regimes on schools. 'Dropping Out, ' Drifting Off, Being Excluded reveals the complex stories that surround identity formation in young lives and the " interactive trouble as young people struggle to be heard within inhospitable schools and an equally unhelpful education system