Developing a 'productive' account of young people's transition perspectives
This article draws on the first two years of a longitudinal study of young people's pathway and career-related experiences and perspectives. It argues for a richer conceptualisation of young people's transition to study, training and employment than what simple school-to-labour market models allow. We present four clusters of young people's interview narratives - the Hopeful Reactors, the Passion Honers, the Anxious Seekers and the Confident Explorers - and examine the way that each differently splices together elements of security and exploration in their trajectories. We suggest a focus on the dual 'production' of identity and career to augment analyses of transition and career development for young people.
Keywords: Careers; Longitudinal study; Transition; Youth
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: New Zealand Council for Educational Research, New Zealand
Publication date: 01 April 2007
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