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‘Bring on the dancers’ : reconceptualising the transition from school to work

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Ashton, Heidi and Ashton, David N. (2016) ‘Bring on the dancers’ : reconceptualising the transition from school to work. Journal of Education and Work, 29 (7). pp. 747-766. doi:10.1080/13639080.2015.1051520 ISSN 1363-9080.

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Abstract

Our understanding of the transition from school to work has traditionally been underpinned by a three-stage model. This is one in which the first stage is a preparatory one, where the focus is on school, followed by a second transition stage and ending in a third stage, the successful entry to work. This is a model that has been challenged by work from the ‘cultural studies’ school but still informs much contemporary work. The study of freelance dancers’ entry into work reveals a very different experience of the transition. Rather than a sequence of experiences of school, preparation for work and then entry into established employment, the dancer’s experience is one of coterminus experiences of work, vocational training and family life that can start before the entry into primary education. This represents a serious challenge to the three-stage model as a general model for conceptualising transitions. Using the experience of the dancers and building on the work of Becker and Wyn, this paper explores how the concept of belonging points the way forward towards a more comprehensive conceptualisation of the transition.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): School-to-work transition , School-to-work transition -- Cross-cultural studies, Young adults -- Employment, Belonging (Social psychology) , Self-employed , Dancers -- Training of
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Education and Work
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1363-9080
Official Date: 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
2016Published
22 June 2015Available
29 April 2015Accepted
Volume: 29
Number: 7
Page Range: pp. 747-766
DOI: 10.1080/13639080.2015.1051520
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 24 October 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 24 October 2019

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