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Publication Date: 2003
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The Making of Young Lives with/against the School Credential.
Smyth, John
Journal of Education and Work, v16 n2 p127-46 Jun 2003
Interviews with 209 Australian young people who chose not to complete secondary education reveal the complexity of this decision is based on their individual agency in constructing alternative lives. They resist credentialing, which poses an impediment rather than serves as an access mechanism. (Contains 33 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Credentials, Dropouts, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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