NEETs show greater ambition to dispel the myth of workshy youths
The challenges and opportunities experienced
by young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) are being
charted in a three-year longitudinal study by academic researchers at the
University of Huddersfield.
The research, conducted by Dr Robin Simmons,
Dr Lisa Russell and Dr Ron Thompson takes place against a backdrop of record
unemployment among 16 to 24 year olds which had risen to 991,000 by October
2011.
Supported by a grant of over £124,000 from
The Leverhulme Trust, the project has almost two years to run but initial
findings are already emerging, with a series of conference papers, journal articles
and a book.