Poor Transitions: Social Exclusions and Young Adults

by Donald Simpson, Robert MacDonald, Colin Webster

This report provides a detailed picture of the processes that shape 'poor transitions'. The authors argue that understanding social exclusion and devising effective policies to reduce it requires immersion in the experiences of the socially excluded. Specifically, the report charts the longer-term transitions and outcomes of young adults who had grown up in a context of social exclusion as they reached their mid- to late-twenties; aids understanding of the key influences on social inclusion and exclusion for this age group; examines the young adults' extended participation in education, training and employment, their experiences of family life, and criminal and drug-using careers and draws out the implications for policy and practice interventions. Poor transitions is aimed at academics, policy makers, practitioners and general readers interested in an in-depth account of the biographical experiences of the socially excluded.

56 pages, Paperback

First published December 8, 2004

About the author

Donald Simpson worked as a primary school teacher before gaining his MA from the Institute of Education (University of London) in 1994 and a PhD from the Open University in 1998. Since then he has worked on a number of educational/social research projects and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Education at Teesside University (UK).