The contributions in this book examine a number of big issues facing Australian youth today, including education and training, employment, housing and engagement in the political process. The essays highlight the risks and challenges confronting contemporary Australian youth.
Following a preface by John Cain and an introduction by Daniel Nellor, the contributions are as follows: An agenda for youth: eight key steps forward; 'The place of young people today', contains the following essays: Who is a young Australian?: understanding social generations / Johanna Wyn; The intergenerational context:
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The contributions in this book examine a number of big issues facing Australian youth today, including education and training, employment, housing and engagement in the political process. The essays highlight the risks and challenges confronting contemporary Australian youth.
Following a preface by John Cain and an introduction by Daniel Nellor, the contributions are as follows: An agenda for youth: eight key steps forward; 'The place of young people today', contains the following essays: Who is a young Australian?: understanding social generations / Johanna Wyn; The intergenerational context: the 2014 Federal Budget / Andrew Leigh and Jennifer Rayner; A mixed record: a recent history of youth policy / Shelley Mallett and George Myconos; Looking elsewhere: international comparisons / Mary Leahy; What happens after school?: pathways of young Australians / John Polesel; 'Pressure points', contains: The poor cousin?: TAFE and other alternative pathways / John Spierings; Disappearing dream: housing prospects for young Australians today / Wendy Stone; A job for life?: the changing labour market / Brian Howe; Stranded: youth and spatial disadvantage in Melbourne / Marcus Spiller and Armando Mazzei; The edge of the edge: young people at the margins / Kate Colvin; More than a check up: the health of young Australians / Christine Parrott, Dot Henning and Donna Eade; Endurance and ignorance: the mental health burden / Helen Cahill and Michelle Walter; 'Where to from here?', contains: A reason to believe: young Australians and a 21st century social democracy / Eric Sidoti; Standing together: the youth worker as advocate / Tim Corney.
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