Sacrifice, suffering and hope: education, aspiration and young people’s affective orientations to the future

In this editorial introduction to the Special Theme, Sacrifice, Suffering and Hope: Education, Aspiration Young People’s Affective Orientations Future, we discuss key theoretical themes (aspiration, sacrifice affect) that underpin papers in collection. With geographical focus on India, Indonesia, Kenya Bangladesh, our aim is contribute a more ethnographically-grounded understanding of affective orientations emerge or become visible context young people’s educational experiences, shape give meaning processes aspiration formation.