Education, work and social change : young people and marginalization in post-industrial Britain
By: Simmons, Robin
Title By: Thompson, Ron | Russell, Lisa
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BookPublisher: Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, c2014.Description: x, 257 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9781137335937Subject(s): Unemployed youth -- England, North East -- Longitudinal studies | Marginality, Social -- England, North East -- Longitudinal studies | Education -- Great Britain | Unemployed youth -- Great Britain | Youth -- Employment -- Great Britain | Youth -- Great Britain -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 362.779409428 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 362.779409428 SI ED (Browse shelf) | Available | T0028530 |
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| 362.76092 FI WH Why do monsters come out at night? / | 362.76092 HA LI Little girl left behind / | 362.76092 WI TE Tears at bedtime / | 362.779409428 SI ED Education, work and social change : | 362.8292019 HA HA Hard knocks : | 362.8292092 SO BU Burned alive / | 362.82923 DO ME Domestic violence in the lives of children : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Poverty, Social Exclusion and Marginalization -- 3.Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training -- 4.Researching the Lives of Marginalized 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.
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.