Rural NEETs: Individual Features, Challenges, and Opportunities
Francisco Simões
Abstract:In this chapter, I present and discuss the main individual features of rural young people Not in Employment, nor in Education and Training (NEET) living in rural areas. These characteristics fit in the so-called individual system of the bioecological model. I start out by depicting rural NEETs educational background and gender differences within this subset of NEETs, due to their importance in shaping these young people’s pathways. Afterward, I elaborate on what is known to date about rural NEETs psychological… Show more
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