Turning resistant students into allies : governing young people through adult learning

Jayne Bye

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    Abstract

    This paper uses Foucault’s concept of governmentality (1991) to explore the ways in which young people are governed through education and training. It is within the governing milieu of neo-liberalism, with its concern for the production of the entrepreneurial self, that young people in education and training have become the targets of government today. Specifically, this paper is concerned with the means by which neo-liberal governmental agendas concerning education and training participation and the shaping of responsibilised identities become part of the daily lives of students and teachers. The central question of ‘[w
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMaking a Difference: Proceedings of the AARE 2010 International Education Research Conference, 28 November - 2 December 2010, Melbourne, Australia
    PublisherAustralian Association for Research in Education
    Number of pages13
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventAustralian Association for Research in Education. Conference -
    Duration: 2 Dec 2012 → …

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    ISSN (Print)1324-9320

    Conference

    ConferenceAustralian Association for Research in Education. Conference
    Period2/12/12 → …

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