Please find a number of research reports and documents pertaining to this topic area below.  If you know of another report or document you think should be housed in our research library please contact the BGK LLEN.

Title: Learning Choices National Scan
Author: Roger Holdsworth
Source: Dusseldorp Skills Forum
Release Date: 2011
Description: Dusseldorp Skills Forum carried out an on-line survey of alternative education programs and approaches in early 2011. This report, by Roger Holdsworth from the Youth Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, summarises the responses and comments on the survey results. It also includes suggestions for follow-up that could be addressed through relevant case studies.
Report download: Learning Choices National Scan

Title:  Hard to reach learners: What works in reaching and keeping them?
Authors:  Lisa Nechvoglod and Francesca Beddie
Source:  Learn Local
Release Date: 2010
Description:  This study was commissioned by the Victorian Government's Adult, Community and Further Education (ACFE) Board, as part of a suite of initiatives to assist adult and community education (ACE) providers operate effectively in the new funding environment. It distils best practice from the literature and provides case studies which show the application of best practice. The examples provided throughout the report are drawn from Australian and international sources.
Report download: Hard to reach learners: What works in reaching and keeping them?