Educating Generation Next
Young People, Teachers and Schooling in Transition
Published on 3. November 2015
Book
Hardback
IX, 207 pages
978-1-137-52639-7 (ISBN)
Description
Is the current industrial model of schooling capable of preparing young people for modern working life? This book provides an unsettling picture of the challenges young people face following the uncertainty of the Global Financial Crisis. It asks whether teachers and schooling are able to provide the skills needed in a contemporary global economy.
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Edition
1st ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
IX, 207 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-52639-7 (9781137526397)
DOI
10.1057/9781137526403
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Book
11/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
€32.09
The article will not be published
E-Book
01/2016
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Person
Lucas Walsh is Associate Dean (Berwick) and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, Australia. He was previously Director of Research and Evaluation at The Foundation for Young Australians. He has held four research fellowships and been invited to advise local, state and federal governments.
Content
Introduction PART I: NAVIGATING SEAS OF UNCERTAINTY: THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BEYOND ON YOUNG PEOPLE 1. Young People, Precarity and a Workforce in Transition 2. The Big Four: Structural Marginalization, Globalisation, Demographic Change and Technology 3. Neo-Liberal Policy and Precarity PART 2: YOUNG PEOPLE, TEACHING AND SCHOOLING IN TRANSITION 4. Adversity Capital 5. Teachers in Transition: Current Challenges 6. Beyond the School Gates: Are Our Education Institutions Obsolete? Conclusion: Where to for Young People?