%0 Journal Article
%T ¡®Shaking up¡¯ neoliberal policy in schools: Looking for democratic alternatives in Jacinta¡¯s satchel
%A Barry Down
%A Janean Robinson
%A John Smyth
%J Global Studies of Childhood
%@ 2043-6106
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/2043610618814841
%X Our research is driven by a strong belief that the stories of young people gathered through ethnographic interviews can generate awareness not only of the complexities, uncertainties and possibilities of young people¡¯s lives but also the ways in which their identities and life chances are shaped by broader structural, institutional and historical forces beyond their control. In this article, we introduce Jacinta, a young person who describes the events and conditions which serve to hinder and/or support her journey in school and beyond. We have used Jacinta¡¯s story from a larger research project, to speak back to the impact the broader neoliberalising agenda is having on young lives with a view to reimagining democratic alternatives in education
%K Democratic schooling
%K ethnography
%K neoliberalism
%K school-to-work transitions
%K secondary education
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2043610618814841