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Agency and Reflexivity in Boomtown Transitions: Young People Deciding on a School and Work Direction

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Agency and Reflexivity in Boomtown Transitions: Young People Deciding on a School and Work Direction
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: O'Connor, Christopher D.
المصدر: Journal of Education and Work. 2014 27(4):372-391.
الإتاحة: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journalsTest
تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: Y
Page Count: 20
تاريخ النشر: 2014
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
الواصفات: Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, Decision Making, Interviews, Young Adults, Reflection, Empowerment, Secondary School Students, College Students, Employees, Fuels
مصطلحات جغرافية: Canada
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2012.751093
تدمد: 1363-9080
مستخلص: In recent decades, young people's transitions from school to work have undergone substantial changes. As young people make their way from compulsory schooling to employment, they find themselves having to navigate an increasingly complex, technologically innovative and globalised world. These social changes have prompted youth researchers to reexamine young people's transitions within the life course while paying particular attention to different contexts and risks young people encounter. As part of this reexamination, this article develops a conceptual framework that attempts to capture some of the complexity inherent in young people's decision-making regarding school and work within the context of a boomtown--Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The rapid growth of the oil industry in Fort McMurray has produced an environment where young people must make decisions about school and work within the context of a rapidly growing city with an overabundance of jobs. Drawing on interviews with young people from across the school-to-work transition, this article demonstrates the range of complex factors that young people consider in their school and work decision-making. In particular, this article emphasises the importance of considering the different degrees that young people demonstrate agency and reflexivity.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 42
Entry Date: 2014
رقم الانضمام: EJ1031860
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:1363-9080
DOI:10.1080/13639080.2012.751093