Working for a Future Equity and Access in Work-Based Learning for Young People

This book builds on the success of “Working to Learn" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) by focusing on the future of work and how young people, especially low-income young people and young people of color, are pursuing college and career goals through work-based learning experiences, yet encountering an increasingly racially and socioeconomically stratified labor market and educational system. Through policy analysis and case studies both from US and abroad, the authors will present the argument for why these models warrant revisitation, innovation, and investment, and elevate profiles of young workers, nonprofits, corporate partners, and governments today who are using work opportunities to open doors once closed.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Face of Work and a Recommitment to Work-Based Education in the UK.- Chapter 3: Looking Toward the Future: Work-based Learning for Native Hawaiian Indigenous Youth.- Chapter 4: My Past Should Not Be My Future: Youth, Criminal Justice, and Work-Based Learning.- Chapter 5: Expanding Freedoms in the Intersections: Bringing Young Women of Color’s Voices to the Forefront in Youth Apprenticeship Practice.- Chapter 6: Changing Jobs: AI and Reskilling Young Workers.- Chapter 7: Conclusions: Toward Greater Equity and Access for Youth.

Lisette Nieves is a Distinguished Clinical Full Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, USA. Lisette is also President of the Fund for the City of New York, USA. 

Noel S. Anderson is a Clinical Full Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Executive Director of the Office of Leadership and Innovation for Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, USA.

Becca Huntting earned her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, USA. Becca is the Senior Director of Research and Data Management at CareerWise New York, USA.