Education, Work and Social Change

Young People and Marginalization in Post-Industrial Britain
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-33593-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 257 Seiten, Format (B × H): 137 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 3406 g

Drawing on a longitudinal study of the lives of NEET young people, this book looks beyond dominant discourses on youth unemployment to provide a rich, detailed account of young people's experiences of participation and non-participation on the margins of education and employment, highlighting the policy implications of this research.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simmons, R.

Thompson, R.

Russell, L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Poverty, Social Exclusion and Marginalisation 3. Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training 4. Researching the Lives of Marginalised Young People 5. Education, Training and Youth Employment 6. Danny's Story 7. Hailey's Story 8. Sean's Story 9. Family, Community and Welfare 10. Isla's Story 11. Saheera's Story 12. Cayden's Story 13. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Robin Simmons is Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning and Social Justice at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is co-author of NEET Young People and Training for Work: Learning on the Margins.

Ron Thompson is Principal Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is co-author of NEET Young People and Training for Work: Learning on the Margins.
 
Lisa Russell is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She is also author of Understanding Pupil Resistance – Integrating Gender, Ethnicity and Class: an Educational Ethnography.