Subverting the hegemony of risk : vulnerability and transformation among Australian show children

Australian show children traverse extensive coastal and inland circuits in eastern and norhern Australia, bringing the delights of 'sideshow alley' to annual agricultural shows. The show children's mobility for most of the school year makes it difficult for school-age children to attend 'regular' schools predicated on assumptions of fixed residence. This situation requires innovative approaches to educational provision if show children are not to be rendered vulnerable and at educational risk.