Improving educational attainment and raising employment rates among disadvantaged groups are key targets for the current government. This report shows that for one important group - disabled young people - these goals are far from being achieved. It provides new evidence that today's young people with physical or sensory impairments share the aspirations of their non-disabled peers for further and higher education, for satisfying and rewarding employment and for independent living. But too many are frustrated in achieving their ambitions. The report analyses nationally representative data to show that: parental background is more important than disability status in shaping young people's aspirations; despite high aspirations, educational and occupational outcomes are significantly worse for disabled young people; the gap between disabled and non-disabled young people's experiences widens as they get older. The report argues that while mainstream and comprehensive education may have succeeded in raising aspirations for disabled young people, this has not been translated into real opportunities in early adult life.
It also highlights the need for a new direction in careers advice and welfare-to-work programmes. "The Education and Employment of Disabled Young People" is essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners with an interest in the role that aspirations play in education and employment.
- ISBN10 186134807X
- ISBN13 9781861348074
- Publish Date 22 November 2005
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 22 August 2011
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Policy Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 72
- Language English