Working in Jamie's kitchen : salvation, passion and young workers / Peter Kelly and Lyn Harrisson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Peter, 1957-

Contributor:

Harrisson, Lyn, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jamie's kitchen (Television program).

Jamie's kitchen Australia (Television program).

Youth--Employment.

Youth.

Youth with social disabilities--Employment.

Youth with social disabilities.

Identity (Psychology) in youth.

Work ethic.

Physical Description:

viii, 280 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"In the UK in 2002, the celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set out to transform a group of unemployed young Londoners into enterprising, passionate workers. Their struggles, and those that train and manage them, to develop a passionate orientation to work, highlight many of the challenges we all face in the globalized labour markets of the 21st century"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction * Youth Transitions in a Glkobalised Risk Society * Focault and an Ethic of Enterprise * The Naked Chef: The Costs and Benefits of the Entrepreneurial Self * Fifteen Stories: The Master's Apprentices * 'Because she's Pretty?' Gender Relations and Young workers * Passion: The Vital Ingrdiant in Education and Training for Young Workers? * Don't be a smart arse: Individualization and the Ethic of Enterprise * Conclusion Introduction * Youth Transitions in a Glkobalised Risk Society * Focault and an Ethic of Enterprise * The Naked Chef: The Costs and Benefits of the Entrepreneurial Self * Fifteen Stories: The Master's Apprentices * 'Because she's Pretty?' Gender Relations and Young workers * Passion: The Vital Ingrdiant in Education and Training for Young Workers? * Don't be a smart arse: Individualization and the Ethic of Enterprise * Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230515543

0230515541

OCLC:

181601121