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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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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.
Subject
  • Youth > Employment > Great Britain
  • Unemployed youth > Great Britain
  • Youth > Employment > Government policy > Great Britain
  • Post-compulsory education > Great Britain
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
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