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Originally published in 1983, reissued here with a new preface,
Tales Out of School presents the experience of seventy young people from different parts of the country, most of whom left school at sixteen and are now either in work, unemployed or in the twilight world of the Youth Opportunities Programme.
List of contents
New Preface for the Reissue. Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. Part One: Young People’s Comments Introduction. 1. Primary School and Transition to Secondary 2. Secondary School 3. Curriculum Issues 4. Teachers 5. Schooled to Work 6. The Search for Work 7. The Government Training Schemes Part Two: Adult Responses Introduction. Responses to Chapter 1 Neville Bennett, Professor of Educational Research at Lancaster University. Responses to Chapter 2 David Hargreaves, Reader in Education at Oxford University. Responses to Chapter 3 John Mann, Secretary of the Schools Council. Responses to Chapter 4 John Eggleston, Professor of Education at Keele University. Responses to Chapter 5 Andrew Bird, Senior Careers Officer. Responses to Chapter 6 Frank Field, MP for Birkenhead. Responses to Chapter 7 Colin Ball, Co-director of the Centre for Employment Initiatives. Some Conclusions. Appendixes.
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Roger White with David Brockington
Summary
Originally published in 1983, reissued here with a new preface, Tales Out of School presents the experience of seventy young people from different parts of the country, most of whom left school at sixteen and are now either in work, unemployed or in the twilight world of the Youth Opportunities Programme.
