Team 6 Agency, marginalisation and diversity: transitions of young people from various backgrounds
NordCrit – Nordic Research Neetwork on Critical perspectives on Children, Young people, Welfare and Education – Elina Lahelma – Anne-Lise Arnesen – Lisbeth Lundahl – Dennis Beach – Elisabet Öhrn
Ongoing publications included in the Centre’s plan – Special issue in Nordic Studies in Education on Criticalperspectives on children young people, welfare and education (2013) – Edited book on Critical ethnography to be published by Tufnell Press (2014)
Projects Citizenship, agency and difference in upper secondary education (Elina Lahelma) Troublesome transitions, school-to-work transitions of young peope at risk in a longitudinal perspectice (Lisbeth Lundahl) Achievement and gender (Elisabet Öhrn) Studets at risk. Pathways to vocational competence (Anne-Lise Arnesen)
Plans Work out in detail joint research analyses To discuss collaboration including other projects and people in the team – Small meeting in September and October within team – Larger gathering with other teams buiding on previous cooperation in NordCrit ooperation – with team 4 (Dennis Beach) – and team 2 (Lisbeth Lundahl, also in team 6) – and - new - team 7
June 2014 – NordCrit conference with papers on methodology in research on marginalisation, agency and diversity Conceptualisations of our focus, e.g ’transitions’ The inclusion of new groups, especially PHD and junior researchers The matter of funding – New applications for some analyses