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The Connection between Personal Traumas and Educational Exclusion in Young People’s Lives (2016)
Journal Article
King, H. (2016). The Connection between Personal Traumas and Educational Exclusion in Young People’s Lives. Young, 24(4), 342-358. https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308815627752

The correlation between young people with poor outcomes and educational exclusion is well documented, but the relationship between the two is taken for granted and remains unexplored. A qualitative longitudinal research project, employing innovative... Read More about The Connection between Personal Traumas and Educational Exclusion in Young People’s Lives.

A Comparison of Youth Policy in England and Wales Under New Labour. (2015)
Journal Article
King, H. (2016). A Comparison of Youth Policy in England and Wales Under New Labour. Social Policy and Society, 15(3), 337-350. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1474746415000354

Although there has been a divergence in the development of youth policy across the UK, no country comparisons have been undertaken and a gap exists in the literature. This article focuses on the emergence of youth policy in England and Wales under Ne... Read More about A Comparison of Youth Policy in England and Wales Under New Labour..

Young people and the predictability of precarious transitions (2015)
Book Chapter
King, H. (2015). Young people and the predictability of precarious transitions. In L. Foster, A. Brunton, C. Deeming, & T. Haux (Eds.), In defence of welfare 2 (143-145). Social Policy Association

Underemployment, insecurity and downward mobility have become the norm for young people in the UK today. Despite supplanting youth unemployment, unfortunately all of the political parties appear to be blissfully ignorant of the issue. A major underly... Read More about Young people and the predictability of precarious transitions.

Biographical research, longitudinal study and theorisation (2014)
Book Chapter
King, H., & Roberts, B. (2015). Biographical research, longitudinal study and theorisation. In M. O'Neill, B. Roberts, & A. C. Sparkes (Eds.), Advances in Biographical Methods: Creative Applications (106-123). Routledge

Introduction This chapter outlines some recent developments in longitudinal and life course research where biographical materials may be utilised as part of a variety of qualitative methods or combined with quantitative data. ‘Traditionally’, where ‘... Read More about Biographical research, longitudinal study and theorisation.