Young People and the ‘Entrepreneurial Self’

Alan Mackie

Young People and the ‘Entrepreneurial Self’

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The notion of ‘choice’ is particularly strong today in public discourse and reflects the increased marketization of our society. As such, young people are expected to have the capacity to be ‘rational planners’ of their future – making short-term decisions based on a long-term goal. Evidence suggests that young people are happy to embrace this challenge, becoming self-managers of an imagined future, accepting the responsibility to create a pathway from youth to adulthood. Of course, in modern society it’s never that simple.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Concept
Volume	9
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 22 Aug 2018

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Young People and the ‘Entrepreneurial Self’

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