Msida Educational Hub

Abstract

The project aimed to address a multifaceted investigation into the effectiveness of the alternative education programme for secondary-school aged youths with behavioural issues offered at the Msida Educational Hub. This research presented in this document focuses on meeting the following objectives: • To gain a comprehensive understanding of alternative educational programmes in international contexts, with reference to their applicability to the Maltese population; • To engage in emancipatory action research together with students at the Msida Hub to identify their experiences of, and expectations from, education; • To conduct a review of the objectives and practices of the Msida Educational Hub and determine potential areas for improvement; and • To provide policy recommendations for the provision of alternative educational programmes for secondary-school youths with behavioural issues, based on the research findings above. The section below provides the reader with an overview of the reviewed literature whilst highlighting the alternative learning programmes available in the local context.