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NEET young people and training for work : learning on the margins / Robin Simmons and Ron Thompson.
- Title
- NEET young people and training for work : learning on the margins / Robin Simmons and Ron Thompson.
- Author
- Simmons, Robin.
- Publication
- Stoke-on-Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2011.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Thompson, Ron, Dr.
- Description
- xii, 207 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This book examines the experiences of youths in post-industrial England attending a work-based learning programme for those who are not in education or employment. It critically appraises the social, economic and political context and challenges conventional stereotypes of 'NEETs' as dysfunctional and lacking aspiration.
- Subjects
- Note
- "Young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) ..." P. xi.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Knowledge, Economy and Social Exclusion -- ch. 3 Sixty Years of Youth Transitions -- ch. 4 Young People not in Education, Employment or Training -- ch. 5 Entry to Employment: Young People, Learning and Agency -- ch. 6 Tutors' Story: Professional practice and pedagogy in E2E -- ch. 7 Conclusion: what does research say to policy?
- Call Number
- JBE 12-833
- ISBN
- 9781858564838 (pbk.)
- 1858564832 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2011410516
- OCLC
- 713191533
- Author
- Simmons, Robin.
- Title
- NEET young people and training for work : learning on the margins / Robin Simmons and Ron Thompson.
- Imprint
- Stoke-on-Trent, UK ; Sterling, VA : Trentham Books, 2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index.
- Added Author
- Thompson, Ron, Dr.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 12-833