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

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 p...

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Superior document:Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change
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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.
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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.