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Composing Lives In Transition: A Narrative Inquiry Into The Experiences Of Early School Leavers Is Structured Around Ten Narrative Accounts, Each One Offering Glimpses Into The Lives Of Early School Leavers From Different Backgrounds. Framed By The Puzzling Question Of Why Someone Would Want To Leave School Early, The Authors Worked Alongside Youths From Culturally And Socially Diverse Backgrounds In Order To Understand Their Experiences And Motivations In More Depth. In Doing So, However, The Research Team Learnt That The Stories Are Also As Much About How Early School Leaving Shaped Their Li Front Cover; Composing Lives In Transition: A Narrative Inquiry Into The Experiences Of Early School Leavers; Copyright Page; Contents; List Of Contributors; Acknowledgement; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; Situating Our Work; Composing Diverse Identities; Narrative Beginnings; Jean's Narrative Beginnings; I. Early Landscapes; Ii. High School Graduation; Iii. Becoming A Teacher; Iv. Becoming A Narrative Inquirer; Pam's Narrative Beginnings; Vera's Narrative Beginnings; Revisiting Our Research Puzzle; Chapter 2. Literature Review; Methodology For The Literature Review Coming To Terms: Shifts Over Time Statistical Overview; Canada; Provincial Dropout Rate; Framing Early School Leavers; Individual Deficit Model (risk Factors); Trends With Dropouts; Risk Factors - Clusters; Critique Of Risk Factors; Process Theories Of Disengagement; School Context; Rhythms In And Out Of School - Continuous Moving; Voices In And Outside Of School; Unquestioned Assumptions; Mismatch Between Education And Schooling; Positions Of Power; Relational Being; Being Different In Schools/continuous Rubbing Up; Social-cultural Contexts; Policies; Consumer Culture; Social Issues Community Identity Formation; Youth In Flux; Issues And Directions For Future Research; Primary Focus On Individual (risk/deficit Perspective); School Leaving As A Point In Time Rather Than A Process; No Coherent Framework For Earl