For we are young : young people in a time of uncertainty / edited by Sally Beadle, Roger Holdsworth and Johanna Wyn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wyn, Johanna, editor.

Holdsworth, Roger, editor.

Beadle, Sally, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Social conditions--21st century.

Youth.

Teenagers--Social conditions--21st century.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Press, 2011.

Summary:

For we are young and...? offers a provocative perspective on Australia's young people against a global and local backdrop of uncertainty and change. It asserts the importance of a critically informed and positive approach to youth, moving beyond seeing young people through the lens of shortcomings and problems tobe solved. For we are young and...? draws directly on the work of the Youth Research Centre at The University of Melbourne and its legacy of innovative and significant research on young Australians. Opening with the theoretical context of youth research, the book draws on contemporary examples to discuss new conceptual and research approaches; the ways in which young people participate in change and the challenges and possibilities that are presented by current conditions. For we are young and...? identifies emerging issues and future directions for youth research, policy and professional practice.

Contents:

Title page

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Part I Living in a Changing World

1 Youth research in a changing world

2 A generations approach to youth research

3 Young people and identity work

Part II Research Approaches

4 Researching young people's perspectives

5 Researching youth transitions

Part III Making Change

6 Young people's engagement in education and community

7 Young people in rural communities

8 'If anyone helps you then you're a failure'

9 Managing risk and marginality

Part IV Possibilities and Questions

10 Learning partnerships

11 The changing nature of civic engagement

12 Young people and the future

Part V Da Capo

A historical perspective on the Youth Research Centre

Index

Imprint.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522860153

052286015X

OCLC:

1493618702