Should I Stay or Should I Go? Rural Youth Transitions
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Young people today face complex decisions about their future lives, particularly at the point where they leave compulsory education and embark on the transition into adulthood. This report explores the experiences of 16- to 19-year-olds in rural areas at the time of leaving compulsory education, and the immediate aftermath of those transitions. It focuses on the options available to young people and their experiences as they become young adults, with particular emphasis on their movements into and out of employment, education and training.
Young people today face complex decisions about their future lives, particularly at the point where they leave compulsory education and embark on the transition into adulthood. This report explores the experiences of 16 to 19-year-olds in rural areas at the time of leaving compulsory education, and the immediate aftermath of those transitions. It focuses on the options available to young people and their experiences as they become young adults, with particular emphasis on their movements into and out of employment, education and training.
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