Education, Skills and Social Justice in a Polarising World

Between Technical Elites and Welfare Vocationalism

Bibliographic Data

ID19886872
AuthorsBill Esmond (0000-0002-9689-0807), LIZ ATKINS (0000-0001-9673-4428)
Year2022
Publication date2022-01-25
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEducation, Skills and Social Justice in a Polarising World (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781003049524
OpenAlexW4206163575
Open LibraryOL35574530M
ISBN9781003049524
LanguageEN
Citations received10

This book explains how education policies offering improved transitions to work and higher-level study can widen the gaps between successful and disadvantaged groups of young people. Centred on an original study of ongoing further education and apprenticeship reforms in England, the book traces the emergence of distinctive patterns of transition that magnify existing societal inequalities. It illustrates the distinction between mainly male ‘technical elites’ on STEM-based courses and the preparation for low-level service roles described as ‘welfare vocationalism’, whilst digital and creative fields ill-suited to industry learning head for a ‘new economy precariat’. Yet the authors argue that social justice can nevertheless be advanced in the spaces between learning and work. The book provides essential insights for academics and postgraduate students researching technical, vocational and higher education. It will also appeal to professionals with interests in contemporary educational policy and emerging practice

Political science · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Higher Education and Employability · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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