Imagining Youth Futures: University Students in Post-Truth Times by Rosalyn Blac

Description: Imagining Youth Futures by Rosalyn Black, Lucas Walsh This book offers a much-needed analysis of how young people understand and navigate their lives as workers, family members and political actors in an era of uncertainty, Brexit and Trump. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book offers a much-needed analysis of how young people understand and navigate their lives as workers, family members and political actors in an era of uncertainty, Brexit and Trump. Drawing on the latest and most seminal international research and the unique stories of 30 young university students from Australia, France and Britain, it explores the nature of higher education and post-education trajectories for young people facing a post-truth world in which opportunities for home ownership, work security and the formation of committed relationships have been thoroughly eroded. It also presents a timely reflection on young peoples hopes and concerns in the wake of global political upheaval, demographic change, financial crises, labour market uncertainties and unprecedented human mobility. Imagining Youth Futures makes a unique contribution to the fields of youth studies, transitions to university, and contemporary youth patterns in the areas of work, family, politics and mobility. Back Cover This book offers a much-needed analysis of how young people understand and navigate their lives as workers, family members and political actors in an era of uncertainty, Brexit and Trump. Drawing on the latest and most seminal international research and the unique stories of 30 young university students from Australia, France and Britain, it explores the nature of higher education and post-education trajectories for young people facing a post-truth world in which opportunities for home ownership, work security and the formation of committed relationships have been thoroughly eroded. It also presents a timely reflection on young peoples hopes and concerns in the wake of global political upheaval, demographic change, financial crises, labour market uncertainties and unprecedented human mobility. Imagining Youth Futures makes a unique contribution to the fields of youth studies, transitions to university, and contemporary youth patterns in the areas of work, family, politics and mobility. Author Biography Rosalyn Black is Senior Lecturer in Education at Deakin University, Melbourne. Her research interests are located at the intersection of the sociologies of education and youth, and include young peoples experience of citizenship and the role of education policy and practice in contexts of social inequality. Her most recent book is Rethinking Youth Citizenship After the Age of Entitlement (with Lucas Walsh)Dr Lucas Walsh is Professor of Education Policy and Practice, Youth Studies, and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Education at Monash University. His research focuses on the political, economic, cultural, social and technological dimensions of young peoples participation - in particular their transitions to post-school life across social, political, cultural and economic domains - and the implications of these for educators and policy. Recent books include Educating Generation Next: Young People, Teachers and Schooling in Transition and Rethinking Youth Citizenship After the Age of Entitlement (with Rosalyn Black). Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. A Brief History of Youth.- 3. Political Citizenship.- 4. Higher Education and Citizenship.- 5. Cultural Change and Citizenship.- 6. The Economy and Citizenship.- 7. The Futures of Youth.- 8. Conclusion. Feature Documents young peoples shifting roles in contemporary society Includes the voices and perspectives of young people from three nations Informed by seminal and recent, cutting-edge scholarship from around the globe Details ISBN9811367590 Author Lucas Walsh Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Year 2019 ISBN-10 9811367590 ISBN-13 9789811367595 Format Hardcover Edition 1st Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Subtitle University Students in Post-Truth Times Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore DEWEY 305 Pages 153 Publication Date 2019-03-25 Short Title Imagining Youth Futures Language English DOI 10.1007/978-981-13-6760-1 Series Number 9 UK Release Date 2019-03-25 Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 153 p. 1 illus. Edited by Fiona Hunter Birth 1974 Affiliation European University Viadrina, Germany Position journalist Qualifications Ph.D. Edition Description 1st ed. 2019 Series Perspectives on Children and Young People Alternative 9789811367625 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:130687260;

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