Youth in Australia Policy, Administration and Politics

Three eras in the relationship between the state and young people are described - a focus on juvenile delinquency, 1940-60, on a perceived generation gap, 1960-1975, and youth as a wasted resource, 1975-1990. Chapters in each section discuss context and images of youth, policies, administration and politics. With appendices on population by age, and select legislation affecting youth, bibliography and index. The authors teach and write in the areas of government, youth and community affairs, and educational policies, at the University of Sydney and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Also available in hardback.Irving, Terry is the author of 'Youth in Australia Policy, Administration and Politics' with ISBN 9780732919207 and ISBN 0732919207.