Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Riele, Kitty te (Editor), Gorur, Radhika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2015.
• Series: Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change
• Subjects: Education.; Education, general.

Young people who are considered ‘vulnerable’ or ‘at risk’ are a particular target of various policies, schemes and interventions. But what does vulnerability mean? Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” explores this question in relation to various policy fields that are relevant to young p...