1st Edition

Youth, Education and Risk Facing the Future

By Peter Dwyer, Johanna Wyn Copyright 2001
230 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

Youth, Education and Risk: Facing the Future provides a provocative and valuable insight into how the dramatic social and economic changes of the last twenty years have affected the lives of Western youth. Covering young people's attitudes towards relationships and health, the authors provide a comprehensive perspective on young people in Western society in the 1990s. The book reviews ten years... Read more
Part I The Context of Change 1. The Post-1970 Generation 2. Balancing Options 3. Outside the Mainstream 4. The Policy Gap Part II Problems of Transition 5. Student Hopes and Fears 6. The Gender Factor 7. 'At Risk' 8. Life Patterns and Careers

Biography

Peter Dwyer, Johanna Wyn

'Insightful, encouraging and challenging, this book proves the need for more understanding, empathy and research to encourage young people through this important stage.' - Caroline Hensby