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Young people making a life / Ani Wierenga ; foreword by Rob White.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Description: x, 243 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230549284
  • 9780230549289
Other title:
  • Making a life
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.235099464 22
LOC classification:
  • HQ799.A82 T37 2009
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Growing Up: Global, Local, Rural -- 3. Making a Life in Myrtle Vale -- 4. Storying: Towards an Interpretive Framework -- 5. Negotiating Changes -- 6. Practices of Engagement -- 7. Resources -- 8. Resource Flows -- 9. Familiar Patterns and Transformations -- 11. Research and Theory as Grounded Social Practice.
Summary: "Against a backdrop of social inequalities and rapid social change, this book develops a useful way of thinking about contemporary young people's issues. Following a group of young people for 12 years, Ani Wierenga's longitudinal study uncovers insider insights and examines what helps them to establish meaning, livelihood and connectedness. It shows how their lives are shaped by their context, but also how they come to access the resources they need (or not), the importance of trust relationships, and the vital role of individual and shared stories. The book provides an integrated discussion of topics including young people's learning and work, their creativity, their wellbeing and their active citizenship."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-235) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Growing Up: Global, Local, Rural -- 3. Making a Life in Myrtle Vale -- 4. Storying: Towards an Interpretive Framework -- 5. Negotiating Changes -- 6. Practices of Engagement -- 7. Resources -- 8. Resource Flows -- 9. Familiar Patterns and Transformations -- 11. Research and Theory as Grounded Social Practice.

"Against a backdrop of social inequalities and rapid social change, this book develops a useful way of thinking about contemporary young people's issues. Following a group of young people for 12 years, Ani Wierenga's longitudinal study uncovers insider insights and examines what helps them to establish meaning, livelihood and connectedness. It shows how their lives are shaped by their context, but also how they come to access the resources they need (or not), the importance of trust relationships, and the vital role of individual and shared stories. The book provides an integrated discussion of topics including young people's learning and work, their creativity, their wellbeing and their active citizenship."--Publisher's website.

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