ERIC Number: EJ1009644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1050-8392
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Opening Pathways for Vulnerable Young People in Patagonia
Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F.; Bianchi, Lucia; Bran, Jacqui
Journal of Research on Adolescence, v23 n1 p162-170 Mar 2013
New and improved institutions are needed to support the transition to adulthood of vulnerable young people. Existing institutions that should provide that support demonstrate structural lag: they have not adapted to changing circumstances. Action research was conducted in Por un Manana, an employment training program for low-income youth and young adults in the Patagonia region of Argentina to explore how to build developmental assets and to overcome employers' prejudice against low-income youth. Consultation with program graduates generated new program elements to increase social inclusion and employability of young mothers and graduates. The action research team uncovered participants' fears and preconceptions about work and the need to move them out of the program's protective bubble.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geographic Regions, Social Integration, Low Income, Action Research, Employment Programs, Employers, Social Bias, Adults, Youth, Employment Potential, Mothers, Graduates, Work Attitudes, Social Support Groups, Human Capital, Social Capital, Early Parenthood, Interviews, Observation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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