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Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future

by Peter Dwyer

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"Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future" is a provocative and valuable insight into how the dramatic social and economic changes of the last twenty years have affected the lives of Western youth. The book reviews ten years of research, policy and practice as related to the 15-25 age group and compares data from the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. Covering young people's attitudes towards relationships and health, the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on young people in Western society in the 1990s.

Synopsis:

Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future provides a provocative and valuable insight into how the dramatic social and economic changes of the last twenty years have affected the lives of Western youth. Covering young people's attitudes towards relationships and health, the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on young people in Western society in the 1990s.

The book reviews ten years of research, policy and practice as related to the 15-25 age group and compares data from the UK, Australia, the USA and Canada. It also argues for the need to develop new research and policy frameworks that are more in tune with the changed conditions of life for Western youth. The book sets out the conceptual basis for a new approach to youth and the practical implications for research, education and youth policy in the new millenium.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780415257787
Subtitle:
Facing the Future
Author:
Dwyer, Peter
Author:
Wyn, Johanna
Author:
Dwyer Peter
Publisher:
Routledgefalmer
Subject:
Research
Subject:
Educational Policy & Reform
Publication Date:
September 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
8.68x5.60x.51 in. .64 lbs.

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