Education, Work and Social Change [electronic resource] : Young People and Marginalization in Post-Industrial Britain /
Simmons, R.author.
Thompson, R.author.
Russell, L.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; 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; Appendix; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Educational sociology.
Educational sociology .
Education and sociology.
Education and state.
Economic sociology.
Sociology.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology of Education.
Sociology of Education.
Education Policy.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Sociology, general.