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- 1. © University of South Wales Forever Young Transition and what does it mean for young people today Dr Howard Williamson Professor of European Youth Policy
- 2. Transitions means many things…… But, unless they die, young people, like all people have to live a life And it is the quality of that life that matters – its opportunities, its possibilities, its experiences………. © University of South Wales How long is a piece of string?
- 3. • Education (schooling and more) • Vocational training • Employment • Health • Housing • Crime • Relationships • Leisure • Travel / mobility • Hobbies ….. More? © University of South Wales Three generations
- 4. • Delinquency (1960) – The Teenage Consumer! • Youth cultures (1970s) – Resistance through Rituals • Transition from school to work (1980s) • Transitions from school (1990s) • Complex, multiple, reversible (1990s-2000s) • Education, training, employment • Families: origin to destinations • Housing: dependent to independent • Opportunity and Risk • Inclusion / exclusion • Advantage / disadvantage • Human, social and identity capital • The ‘youth divide’ (2000s) © University of South Wales Youth research
- 5. • Social expectations and opportunities – increasing supply • Global shifts and labour market restructuring – decreasing demand • Qualification inflation / credentialism • Meaning & Relevance of transition pathways • The paradox of Alpbach v. Milltown © University of South Wales Aspiration and attainment
- 6. • ‘Struggling beyond youth’ and ‘Trapped as teenagers’ (written by me in 1985) • Belonging / Security / Opportunities • Aspirations / Volunteering • Pathways for progression • Engagement and Contribution • Community, values and reciprocal relationships • Self-assurance and self-confidence • Purposeful activity • Resilience • Optimism © University of South Wales Forever Young?
- 7. • No generational contract • The Pinch • A stolen inheritance? • Responses of the young? • Positive attributes in short supply? • Autonomy or Abandonment • Multiple sites for initiative, intervention and invention © University of South Wales A generation sacrificed…. Or betrayed?
- 8. New guarantees? Jobs – what kind of jobs? Training – what kind of training? Need for contact, engagement, judgment, then the provision of diverse opportunities Different, not new, deals – labour market, community, youth projects, personal projects Ladders and stepping stones towards the labour market – personal and positional change © University of South Wales No guarantees
- 9. Emotional / Psychological Cultural / Social Material / Economic Civic - Political © University of South Wales Making the connections Inter – generational Intra – generational Cross-cultural Inter-faith
- 10. Morally (ethically) Economically Politically Generationally Culturally? © University of South Wales Can we afford to do nothing? But WHAT, WHO FOR, HOW, WHEN, WHERE?
- 11. © University of South Wales May you NOT stay Forever Young