Reconciling the System World with the Life Worlds of Young Adults: Where Next for Youth Transition Policies?

摘要: This chapter uses the evolving concept of bounded agency to assist a rethinking social structures in relation human aspiration and capacities for change. Empirical encounters with groups 18- 25-year-olds Britain internationally have formed basis extended dialogues between ideas evidence search new ways conceptualising youth transitions. These explorations taken place contrasting societal contexts over several decades. A life-course framework is increasingly being used explain The approach understands as an interrelationship individuals society. It evolves “as time–dependent, dynamic linkage structure, institutions individual action from birth death” (Heinz, Huinink, Swader, Weymann, General introduction. In Heinz WR, Huinink J, Weymann (eds) life course reader: societies across time. Campus Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt, p 15, 2009). From this standpoint, develops analysis scope young adults fulfilling their aspirations, how they strive these aspirations through work learning. Asking system worlds can be better reconciled people provides starting point debate on bounds strivings loosened release creative potential realise broader fairer forms meritocracy.