‘Status zero’: A study of jobless school-Leavers in South Wales

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-235

  Rees, Gareth ^a   Williamson, Howard ^a   Istance, David ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; School leavers; Underclass; Unemployment; Youth training

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006421771     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152960110206     Document Type: Article

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