DISABLED ‘BAD BOYS’ IN ALTERNATIVE FURTHER EDUCATION

Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision: By Dr. Craig Johnston & Simon Bradford.

Dr. Craig Johnston is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing; University of Winchester.

Dr. Johnston is eager for his study to be read so as to further the voices of young people. He said, “Since publication a couple of weeks ago, this Open Access article has had a very good reception with over 1,200 downloads. I am keen for the voices of these young people to be heard as far as possible, especially amongst practitioners. Academically, I am trying to bring youth studies and disability studies closer together as often, in the literature, disability is treated as separate from gender, race, etc.”

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