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Directions from School. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Aug 2008, Pages: 228
In this book the author investigates the influence
of regional culture on decision making when
considering post-school educational choices and
directions from school. The data is provided by life
story interviews with young people - aged eighteen
to twenty years - who have followed four pathways
from school in rural Lincolnshire. The work of
Bourdieu is used as a theoretical perspective in the
data analysis and conclusions. The research
highlights the continued importance of family and
community in the decision-making processes of young
people. The nature of rurality as a social construct
is discussed and conclusions offered as to its
possible effect on preferred post-sixteen pathways.
The data supports the conclusion that initiatives
designed to increase participation rates in post-
school education are having some effect but
predominantly among young people predisposed through
family and school culture to continuing education.
The research will inform all those supporting young
people as they consider their post-school choices;
including career advisers, teachers’ policy makers
and social scientists.
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