(Re)constructing rurality through skilled trades training

There is a growing body of research interrogating the discursive construction of 'rural' in negative terms - as lacking, in decline or in crisis. This paper contributes to this body of literature by taking as its point of departure skilled trades training in Canada's most easterly province, Newfoundland and Labrador. To meet the labour demand associated with industrial projects in rural and remote areas, the provincial government has invested in strategies to encourage youth to enrol in certified training programmes in the skilled trades. This paper examines the contradictory and incomplete wa ... Show more

Authors: Power, Nicole Gerarda

Published: London, England, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2017

Resource type: Article

Access item: Publisher or alternative source

Show more

Download files

No attachments