Young People on the Margins

Priorities for Action in Education and Youth
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-138-36045-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 534 g

Our society leaves too many young people behind. More often than not, these are the most vulnerable young people, and it is through no fault of their own. Building a fair society and an equitable education system rests on bringing in and supporting them. By drawing together more than a decade of studies by the UK’s Centre for Education and Youth, this book provides a new way of understanding the many ways young people in England are pushed to the margins of the education system, and in turn, society.

Each contributor shares the personal stories of the young people they have encountered over the course of their fieldwork and practice, combining this with accessible syntheses of previous studies, alongside extensive analysis of national datasets and key publications. By unpicking the many overlapping factors that contribute to different groups’ vulnerability, the book demonstrates the need to understand each young person’s life story and to respond quickly and collaboratively to the challenges they face. The chapters conclude with action points highlighting the steps individuals, institutions and policy makers can take to bring young people in from the margins.

Young People on the Margins showcases first-hand examples of where these young people's needs are being addressed and trends bucked, drawing out what can and must be learned, for teachers, leaders, youth workers and policy makers.

Zielgruppe

General, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Menzies, Loic

Baars, Sam

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Young People on the Margins

Chapter I: Pushed out and left out: Understanding school exclusion

Chapter II: Special educational needs and disabilities

Chapter III: Mental Health

Chapter IV: Area-based inequalities and the new frontiers in education policy

Chapter V: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people

Chapter VI: Children who come into contact with social services

Chapter VII: Education without a place to call home

Chapter VIII: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Loic Menzies is Chief Executive of the Centre for Education and Youth (CfEY), England’s "think and action-tank". Before founding CfEY he worked as a teacher, school leader, a youth worker and as a teacher trainer.

Sam Baars is Director of Research at CfEY. He has extensive experience designing, managing and conducting research projects drawing on a range of methods, from film-based participatory research to systematic literature reviews and statistical analysis of large-scale survey data.