YOUTH POLICY AND THE PROBLEMATIC NEXUS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

Abstract

I start with a personal note. In over a quarter of a century of researching with and about young people I have found that their goals have remained remarkably constant. Young people are desperately eager to learn; to build stable lives; do work that is valued and that earns them enough to live well and healthy lives; and to be connected with people they trust (see Cuervo & Wyn, 2012; Andres & Wyn, 2010; Wilson & Wyn, 1986).