This book draws on the stories of thirty-two young Australians to
identify the barriers and obstacles they face in 'getting a job' in
precarious times and from their vantage point. It maps the kinds of
educational policies and practices that need to be created and more
widely sustained to assist their career aspirations and life chances. It
is timely in terms of contributing to an alternative set of
possibilities based on a commitment to the principles and values of
social justice, respect, trust, care, democracy and citizenship. In
constructing an alternative vision and practice for education and
training it advocates the right of all young people to have a say in
these broader public debates. In pursuing this agenda, it deliberately
sets out to listen to what young people themselves have to say with a
view to interrupting the way things are. In other words, the book seeks
to identify and explain the dreams, desires and aspirations of young
people with a view to creating a new imaginary and socially just
future.