The Schooling They Need: Voicing Student Perspectives on Their Fourth Year in Senior High School.

摘要: This study used qualitative research methods to investigate the experiences of students who returned senior high school for a fourth year in order graduate. By drawing on student voices, this collaborative partnership with revealed that led stigmatization and alienation often did not address students' personal situations, their learning needs, or need Students identified desired changes three areas: (a) scheduling, flexibility, graduation; (b) issues teaching, learning, curriculum; (c) desires respect, belonging, partnership. Implications these findings learners educators are discussed. Key words: fourth-year students, voice, youth completion, hermeneutic research, strength-based Faisant appel des methodes de recherche qualitative, les auteurs ont analyse d'eleves qui sont retournes au deuxieme cycle du secondaire pour y effectuer une quatrieme annee en vue d'obtenir leur diplome. Les temoignages recueillis aupres ces eleves cours cette revelent qu'une effet jeter discredit sur eux et souvent ne repond pas situation personnelle ou leurs besoins quant l'apprentissage l'obtention identifie trois domaines ameliorer : l'horaire cours, la souplesse l'ecole diplome, l'enseignement, le curriculum c) satisfaction termes partenariat sentiment d'appartenance. implications observations apprenants enseignants discutees. Mots cles secondaire, d'eleves, jeunes, fin hermeneutique, axee points forts. ********** Research studies at provincial, national, international levels have consistently shown higher educational attainment--from grade through post-secondary education--lead greater attachment labour force (i.e., participation, lower unemployment), reduced reliance income support programs, earnings, job (Canadian Council Learning, 2008; Government Newfoundland Labrador, 2005; Organisation Economic Co-operation Development, 2009). In addition market advantages, many important societal benefits associated having more highly educated citizenry, such as positive health outcomes, civic community engagement (Junor & Usher, 2004). Unfortunately, face possibility completing because personal, socio-cultural, academic, and/or economic challenges. comparison graduates, leave without graduating less likely find employment get "good jobs" determined by factors wages, hours, future promotion prospects, work relationships. They earn incomes secure employment; stress early leaving can also constrain ability cope life stresses lead healthy lifestyles (Looker Thiessen, 2008). Although overall graduation rate Canada has increased recent years, completion remains elusive about one-quarter Canadian (Blouin, Across Canada, public schooling systems allow do graduate within prescribed timeframe return one years complete requirements. province Labrador (NL), provincial requirements after opt (labelled "Level IV") an effort …