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Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice pp 197–211Cite as

Re-Presenting or Representing Young Lives?

Negotiating Knowledge Construction of and with ‘Vulnerable’ Young people

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In the context of research governance, young people are generally perceived to become less vulnerable with age, with older young people (16-18) in some cases being able to consent to research without their parent or guardian’s permission. There are, of course, other indicators of ‘vulnerability’ used in research that intersect with the category of ‘youth’.

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    Alison Baker

  2. Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia

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    Radhika Gorur

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Baker, A., Plows, V. (2015). Re-Presenting or Representing Young Lives?. In: Riele, K.t., Gorur, R. (eds) Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice. Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-121-2_13

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