Getting In and Getting On in the Youth Labour Market
Governing Young People's Employability in Regional Context
1st Edition
Published on 29. October 2019
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-5292-0229-8 (ISBN)
Description
Based on up to date qualitative and ethnographic research, this book examines youth education-to-work transitions in the UK. Using the theoretical lens of a Foucauldian governmentality approach, the authors consider the 'why' and 'how' of youth employability training and demonstrate how different employability schemes planned and operationalized in diverse geographical and economic landscapes work in practice. The book examines and compares a range of employment entry route programmes and reveals the tension between employability and good-quality employment, and the ways in which young people from varying social and regional backgrounds are positioned very differently within this.
Reviews / Votes
"The book takes an impressive holistic approach to employability programmes, from young people and employers perspectives to how geography and class influence outcomes. It is a fascinating and enjoyable read!" Emily Rainsford, Newcastle UniversityMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-0229-8 (9781529202298)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Pauline Leonard | Rachel J. Wilde
Getting In and Getting On in the Youth Labour Market
Governing Young People's Employability in Regional Context
E-Book
10/2019
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
€28.99
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Persons
Pauline Leonard is Professor of Sociology, University of Southampton. She has longstanding research interests in diversity and work, and how gender, race, class and age impact careers and opportunities.
Rachel J. Wilde is a social anthropologist, lecturer in education at University College London and researches on work, organizations and young people.
Rachel J. Wilde is a social anthropologist, lecturer in education at University College London and researches on work, organizations and young people.
Content
Introduction: Getting In and Getting On in the U.K.'s Youth Labour Market;
Employability in the North East;
Enterprise on the South Coast;
Internships in London;
Volunteering in Glasgow, Scotland;
Conclusion: Getting In and Getting On: Inequality, liminality and risk.
Employability in the North East;
Enterprise on the South Coast;
Internships in London;
Volunteering in Glasgow, Scotland;
Conclusion: Getting In and Getting On: Inequality, liminality and risk.