Composing lives in transition : a narrative inquiry into the experiences of early school leavers /

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Imprint:Bingley, UK : Emerald, ©2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11189928
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Other authors / contributors:Clandinin, D. Jean.
Steeves, Pam.
Caine, Vera.
ISBN:1780529759
9781780529752
9781299385986
1299385982
9781780529745
1780529740
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-269) and index.
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Summary:Composing Lives in Transition: A Narrative Inquiry into the Experiences of Early School Leavers is structured around ten narrative accounts, each one offering glimpses into the lives of early school leavers from different backgrounds. Framed by the puzzling question of why someone would want to leave school early, the authors worked alongside youths from culturally and socially diverse backgrounds in order to understand their experiences and motivations in more depth. In doing so, however, the research team learnt that the stories are also as much about how early school leaving shaped their li.
Other form:Print version: 9781780529745 1780529740