'Figuring it out'. Continuity or discontinuity of work in young rural-urban migrants' education to work transition in Kathmandu, Nepal

Although youth research has highlighted the importance of a holistic understanding of the changing nature of youth education to work transitions, few studies have examined these transitions from a process perspective. In this study on continuity and discontinuity of work, the process perspective pro...

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Published in:Journal of youth studies 2023-04, Vol.26 (4), p.425-440
Main Authors: Basnet, Neha, Timmerman, Margaretha C., van der Linden, Josje
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Longitudinal studies
longitudinal study
Migrant workers
Nepal
Policy making
Rural schools
Rural urban migration
rural youth
rural-urban migrants
Urban schools
Youth
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Summary:Although youth research has highlighted the importance of a holistic understanding of the changing nature of youth education to work transitions, few studies have examined these transitions from a process perspective. In this study on continuity and discontinuity of work, the process perspective proved to be useful to analyse the education to work transition of rural-urban migrants in Kathmandu, Nepal. Qualitative longitudinal data, consisting of two consecutive in-depth interviews, with twenty-one participants, reveal how they shift choices, negotiate positions, embrace changes and decisions. A reemphasis on the understanding of rural-urban migrant youth education to work transition as part of a process is suggested calling for a holistic understanding of rural-urban migrant youth education to work transition among scholars and policymakers in Nepal and also in other contexts.
ISSN:1367-6261
1469-9680
DOI:10.1080/13676261.2021.2010688