Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice / / edited by Kitty te Riele, Radhika Gorur.

• Superior document: Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change
• HerausgeberIn: Riele, Kitty te.; Gorur, Radhika.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Language: English
• Series: Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (243 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Young people who are considered ‘vulnerable’ or ‘at risk’ are a particular target of various policies, schemes and interventions. But what does vulnerability mean? Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” explores this question in relation to various policy fields that are relevant to young people, as well for how this plays out in practice and how it is experienced by young people themselves. What makes this book unique is that most authors had the opportunity to jointly explore these issues during a two-day workshop, and their chapters are informed by their cross-agency and cross-discipline discussions, making for a nuanced and thoughtful set of contributions. This collection is highly recommended for researchers and research students in the social sciences, as well as professional staff working in youth policy and youth services, in government departments and in NGOs. “Those who are most vulnerable should receive our greatest moral attention. However, the translation of generalised moral principles into effective policy and programs has never been easy. Political interests have invariably intervened, leading to complex debates about how vulnerability should be defined, classified, measured and represented. In recent years, these debates have become further complicated, as nation-states around the world have preached austerity. This timely book suggests that the responsibility for protecting the vulnerable cannot be left to individuals, but demands collective action, through institutions such as education, health and welfare. It examines some of the ways in which public policies and programs represent those who are vulnerable, involving a range of assumptions about the social, economic and political conditions that produce their vulnerabilities.” From the Foreword by Professor Fazal Rizvi.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Kitty te Riele and Radhika Gorur -- Vulnerability: Construct, Complexity and Consequences / Radhika Gorur -- Conundrums for Youth Policy and Practice / Kitty te Riele -- Experiencing Exclusion / Roger Slee -- Youth Policy and the Problematic Nexus between Education and Employment / Johanna Wyn -- Juvenile Justice and Youth Vulnerabilities / Rob White -- Investing in Youth Health Assets / Lawrence St. Leger -- Learning in ‘No Man’s Land’ / Julie White -- Beyond the Lens of Financial Vulnerability / Anne Hampshire and Gillian Considine -- Young People on or over the NEET Cliff Edge / Kristy Muir , Bridget Jenkins and Lyn Craig -- Learning at the Health and Education Interface / Liza Hopkins and Tony Barnett -- ‘Vulnerable’, ‘At-Risk’, ‘Disengaged’ / David Farrugia , John Smyth and Tim Harrison -- Educating the Risky Citizen / Rosalyn Black and Lucas Walsh -- Re-Presenting or Representing Young Lives? / Alison Baker and Vicky Plows -- Young People Speak / Geskevalola Komba , Jesse Slovak , Billy White and James Williams -- Notes on Contributors / Kitty te Riele and Radhika Gorur -- Index / Kitty te Riele and Radhika Gorur.