Résumés
Abstract
Outreach schools have existed for decades as an alternative for students who have struggled in mainstream education. Students at outreach schools have been cast as “failures” or “dropouts” due to their lack of success in mainstream schooling. Drawing on critical theoretical traditions in qualitative research, this article challenges these hegemonic discourses. This study uses semi-structured interviews with 25 young people (aged 14–19 years) who attended an outreach school in a rural community in Alberta. We identify three themes of participants’ experiences attending the outreach school: (1) discovering the outreach school, (2) changing views about education, and (3) planning for the future. The article concludes with a critical discussion of the discourses of choice and success regarding attendance at outreach schools. We draw attention to social structural forces that impact students at outreach schools in rural communities and constrain their education opportunities.
Keywords:
- Outreach schools,
- Rural education,
- Qualitative research,
- community-engaged research
Résumé
Depuis des décennies, les « écoles de la rue », des organismes d’éducation alternative en matière de raccrochage scolaire, offrent une nouvelle solution aux élèves qui ont eu des difficultés dans le système éducatif ordinaire. On perçoit souvent les élèves de ces écoles comme des « ratés » ou des « décrocheurs », parce qu’ils n’ont pas réussi à s’intégrer dans les écoles ordinaires. En s’appuyant sur les traditions théoriques critiques de la recherche qualitative, le présent article remet en question ces discours hégémoniques. L’étude s’appuie sur des entretiens semi-directifs avec 25 jeunes (âgés de 14 à 19 ans) qui ont fréquenté un établissement de raccrochage scolaire dans une communauté rurale de l’Alberta. Nous dégageons trois thèmes liés aux expériences des participants : (1) la découverte de l’école de la rue, (2) des changements de point de vue sur l’éducation, (3) la planification de l’avenir. L’article se termine par une discussion critique sur les discours liés au choix et à la réussite dans le contexte de la fréquentation des écoles de la rue. Nous attirons l’attention sur les forces structurelles sociales qui ont une incidence sur les étudiants de ces écoles dans les communautés rurales et qui limitent leurs possibilités en matière d’éducation.
Mots-clés :
- écoles de la rue,
- établissement de raccrochage scolaire,
- éducation rurale,
- recherche communautaire
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