‘Hanging in with Kids’ in Tough Times: Engagement in Contexts of Educational Disadvantage in the Relational School

There 19s no secret recipe for improving school participation and success for young adolescents, but recent Australian research shows it can be done, when teachers, parents, education administrators and community leaders get together to provide more inclusive and socially just schooling practices. John Smyth, Barry Down and Peter McInerney share some key ideas from their new book.