Youth ‘At the Margins’

Abstract

New Research -New Voices involves two strands, leaving open the possibility of others as the series grows: Strand 1: New Voices and New Knowledge in Research MethodologyThis strand in the book series is dedicated to producing cutting-edge titles focusing on Research Methodology. While it might be generally acknowledged that educational researchers often tend to import methods developed in neighboring disciplines, this is not always acknowledged in the literature on methodology. This series intends to contribute to the knowledge foundation in educational research by specifically seeking out those who work both across disciplines and inter-disciplinary in terms of their methodological approaches. The overall focus is to develop a series focusing on those methods which are appropriate in dealing with the specific research problems of the discipline.The series provides students and scholars with state-of-the-art scholarship on methodology, methods and techniques focusing on a range of research topics. It comprises innovative and intellectually rigorous monographs and edited collections which bridge schools of thought and cross the boundaries of conventional approaches. The series covers a broad range of issues focusing on not only empirical-analytical and interpretive approaches, but moreover on micro and macro studies, and quantitative and qualitative methods. Strand 2: New Voices and New Knowledge in Educational ResearchThis part of the series will focus on theoretical and empirical contributions that are unique and will provide important insights into the field of educational research across a range of contexts globally. This part of the series will collectively communicate new voices, new insights and new possibilities within the field of educational research. In particular the focus will be on scholars, students and communities that have often been excluded or marginalized within educational research and practice.

Nordic discourses on marginalisation through education

“…International studies of marginalisation draw a distinction between studies on and about youth at the margins and studies with youth at the margins (Bastien & Holmarsdottir, 2015b). Discourses on youth at the margins define marginalised youth as the research object.…”

“…Against this background, we chose to analyse publications on marginalisation from the Nordic Centre of Excellence "Justice through education in the Nordic countries" (NCoE JustEd) (www.justed.org). In international research in this field, central themes are exclusion/inclusion in relation to: social class, gender and sexuality, racism and racialisation, disability and special needs (Bastien & Holmarsdottir, 2015b;Birkelund, 2013;Dykes & Delport, 2017;Keogh, 2008;Liasidou, 2012;Pink & Noblit, 2017;Vincent, 2014). Our analysis focuses on these themes.…”