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Rethinking School-to-Work Transitions in AustraliaGrowing Up in Neoliberal Times

Rethinking School-to-Work Transitions in Australia: Growing Up in Neoliberal Times [This chapter locates the lives of young people in the context of neoliberalism and the fall-out for young people in terms of education, employment and careers. A central argument is that individual biographies can only be properly comprehended in the context of the profoundly damaging impact of neoliberal policies: privatisation, deregulation, competition, choice, individualism and commodification. The chapter examines how these wider structural forces are played out in the lives of the participants around three main themes:understanding the complexity of the labour marketgoing beyond menial, piece-rate and poorly paid jobsmoving beyond the self-fulfilling prophecy of streaming.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Rethinking School-to-Work Transitions in AustraliaGrowing Up in Neoliberal Times

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-72268-9
Pages
47 –66
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-72269-6_3
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter locates the lives of young people in the context of neoliberalism and the fall-out for young people in terms of education, employment and careers. A central argument is that individual biographies can only be properly comprehended in the context of the profoundly damaging impact of neoliberal policies: privatisation, deregulation, competition, choice, individualism and commodification. The chapter examines how these wider structural forces are played out in the lives of the participants around three main themes:understanding the complexity of the labour marketgoing beyond menial, piece-rate and poorly paid jobsmoving beyond the self-fulfilling prophecy of streaming.]

Published: Jan 9, 2018

Keywords: Neoliberal Times; Young People; Vocational educationVocational Education; Chip Shop; aspirationsAspirations

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