This review of literature applied a comprehensive
approach to corroborate and/or contradict the
findings of previous research that has been disseminated to education practitioners.
Disengagement from school amongst 14 - 16 year olds has become a
recurrent phenomenon, thus identifying and implementing timely interventions to
address it should be a key aim for schools. This paper therefore
examines previous literature on the subject matter. It investigates factors
that could help to break down the barriers to learning and which could inspire
affected learners to re-focus on learning and achieve. A thorough and
methodical search strategy using Google and Google Scholar was used to locate
relevant literature for the research and this yielded the following resources:
online research reports and publications, research journals, BERJ (British Educational Research Journal),
NFER (National Foundation for Educational
Research) and DFE (Department for Education) websites, media and trade
union publications, the University of Greenwich library and electronic
resources. All similarities on the subject matter were compiled, examined and
applied to a critical review of re-engagement. The last step was to examine
their implications and applications at school level.
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