The Complex Nature of Mental Ill-health, Developmental Milestones and the Transition to Secondary Boarding School

Authors

  • David Mander The University of Western Australia; Edith Cowan University
  • Penelope Hasking Curtin University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v30i2.263

Keywords:

boarding school, mental ill-health, adolescents, transition, secondary school

Abstract

This Rural Connections article discusses the challenges faced by students in transition to boarding school. Highlights from the article:

  1. Further research is required to understand mental ill-health among boarding students.
  2. Culturally informed and responsive practices are needed to guide developmental and mental health understandings when working with young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  3. A re-orientation towards the enormous potential of adolescence as a window of opportunity to offer positive intervention and prevention for young people experiencing, and at risk of, mental ill-health, seems particularly crucial.

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Published

16-07-2020

How to Cite

Mander, D., & Hasking, P. (2020). The Complex Nature of Mental Ill-health, Developmental Milestones and the Transition to Secondary Boarding School. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 30(2), 127–133. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v30i2.263

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2020): Boarding Schools for rural and remote families: panacea or problem?

Section

RURAL CONNECTIONS: CELEBRATING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES

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