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Agency, structure and the NEET policy problem : the experiences of young people / Ian Thurlby-Campbell and Leslie Bell.
Author
Thurlby-Campbell, Ian
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
London, UK ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
©2017
Description
205 pages ; 25 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HD6276.G7 T58 2017
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Subject(s)
Young adults
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Employment
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Great Britain
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Unemployed
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Great Britain
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Young adults
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Education
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Great Britain
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Young adults
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Vocational guidance
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Great Britain
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Occupational training
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Government policy
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Great Britain
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Vocational education
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Government policy
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Great Britain
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Social cognitive theory
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Author
Bell, Les, 1942-
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Summary note
For many years, government policy has associated young people 'being NEET' (Not in Education, Employment or Training) with educational underachievement, worklessness, generational poverty, poor health, antisocial behaviour, and reduced life expectancies. Researchers and policymakers continue to debate whether young people become NEET as a result of their own choices (i.e. their personal agency), or as a result of external factors (i.e. social, political and economic structures). Most recognise that the truth is somewhere between the two, but a clear understanding of how each interacts in causing young people to become NEET has so far been elusive, making the development of effective policy and practice problematic. Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem makes headway against this problem through an original approach that draws on social cognitive theory and the lived experiences of young people themselves. Investigating the lives of NEET young people between the ages of 17-21 in London, this book elucidates the interactions between agency and structure that lead to them becoming NEET, and in doing so, offers a new perspective on the phenomenon. It offers a valuable critique of existing policy, providing both breadth and detail on the factors affecting the trajectories of young people in their transitions to continued education, training, or employment. It offers a way forward for all who are interested in developing, supporting and implementing a revitalised approach to NEET policy and practice, and a framework around which a coherent multidisciplinary approach to addressing NEET could be developed. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-198) and index.
Contents
How to treat NEET: the NEET policy problem
NEET's 'Black box': why developing effective NEET policy is difficult
Finding a better lens: a fresh approach to analysing NEET
Opening the 'black box': a methodology for empirical investigation
Structure, agency and lived experiences within the NEET 'black box'
Secret agency: the four core features of personal agency within the NEET 'black box'
Inside the 'black box': and empirical model and the implications for policy, praxis and research
The 'black box' and beyond: conclusions and a way forward
References
Index.
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Agency, structure and the Not in Education Employment or Training policy problem
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9781474274173 (hardcover)
147427417X (hardcover)
LCCN
2016054338
OCLC
985445571
Other standard number
40027325018
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