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Author Butler, Allison.

Title Majoring in change : young people use social networking to reflect on high school, college, and work / Allison Butler
Published New York : P. Lang, [2012]
©2012

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Description xi, 166 pages ; 23 cm
Series Minding the media: critical issues for learning and teaching ; v. 8
Minding the media ; v. 8
Contents Introduction: Finding youth, framing their reflections -- Public education and the private interest -- "o i no its lazy of mee": social networking as data site -- "We were all like a close family": remembering high school -- "To discover yourself": discussing the purpose of high school -- "I'm size medium": the transition to work and college -- "All that freedom ...": two stories of college success -- Conclusion: What now?
Summary This volume presents a long-term qualitative study that follows 20 New York City public high school students as they make the transition into college and work. The primary data are the young people's reflections on high school, how they felt unprepared for college or career, and the subsequent work they have done in order to succeed. The text critiques the current state of secondary and university education, especially the neoliberal emphasis on private industry and competition. However, it claims that a critical media literacy intervention can provide young people with the skills to challenge their environments and realize they are part of, not apart from, larger social issues. One unique feature of the text is its datagathering method: Stories are culled from in-person interviews and, most importantly, electronic interviews conducted on Facebook. The research was conducted, and this book written, to illustrate the very real struggles and socioeconomic challenges of young people and works to create proactive, productive change on their behalf
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Facebook (Electronic resource) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007076967
Subject High school students -- United States -- Attitudes.
College students -- United States -- Attitudes.
Youth -- United States -- Attitudes.
High school students -- Social networks -- United States.
College students -- Social networks -- United States.
Youth -- Social networks -- United States.
LC no. 2011037651
ISBN 9781433115363 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1433115360 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781433115356 (paperback: alk. paper)
1433115352 (paperback: alk. paper)
9781453902400 (e-book)
1453902406 (e-book)