In search of a future : youth, aspiration, and mobility in Nepal /

In search of a future : youth, aspiration, and mobility in Nepal /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kölbel, Andrea, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Description:	xv, 156 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Education and society in South Asia Education and society in South Asia.
Subject:	Young adults -- Nepal -- Attitudes. Young adults -- Education -- Nepal. College students -- Nepal -- Social conditions. Student aspirations -- Nepal. College students -- Social conditions. Student aspirations. Young adults -- Attitudes. Young adults -- Education. Nepal.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13304644

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ISBN:	9780190124519 0190124512 9780190990978 019099097X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-150) and index. Also issued online.
Summary:	This book aims to scrutinize some of the conceptual ideas that underlie prevalent visions of youth as agents of social change and as a source of hope for a better future. As a part of the 'Education and Society in South Asia' series, it provides insightful accounts of students' daily routines on and around a public university campus in Kathmandu, Nepal, and calls attention to a group of non-elite university students who have remained less visible in scholarly and public debates about student activism, youth unemployment, and international migration. By placing different strands of literature on youth, aspiration, and mobility into conversation, 'In Search of a Future' unveils new and important perspectives on how young people navigate competing social expectations, educational inequalities, and limited job prospects.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
Preface
1. Moving from Present to Future
2. Preparing for the Future
3. Fashioning the Future: Students' Spatial and Social (Im)Mobilities
4. Confronting the Present: Students' Absence from and Presence on Campus
5. Putting Down Roots to Move On: Students' Modest Appropriations of Dominant Future Strategies
6. Conclusions
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
About the Author