From Education to Work: Cross National Perspectives

by Edited by Walter R. Heinz

• ISBN13: 9780521081658
• ISBN10: 0521081653
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Structural transformations in the international economy and the restructuring of work have made the transition from education to employment increasingly problematic. School-to-work pathways have become more socially segmented and the risk of underemployment and joblessness have increased for both vocationally and academically educated youth. This edited volume of empirical studies is based on a series of comparable longitudinal research projects that draw on survey and biographical data from certain important players in the international economy: the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Germany. These studies document that social and gender inequality is a persistent structural feature that restricts the possibilities to take advantage of educational opportunities and career options. Furthermore, this volume shows that different institutional arrangements play a crucial role in distributing transition opportunities in a more equal way. Researchers in psychology, sociology and policy makers in education and training will find this book to be a valuable and current resource.

Table of Contents

Introduction: transitions to employment in a cross-national perspective

Social Origin, Gender, and Transition Patterns

Social and geographical mobility 20 years after High-School

Diverse directions: young adults' multiple transitions

New routes to employment: integration and exclusion

From education to employment: occupations and careers in the social transformation of East Germany Ansgar Weymann

Education and Labour Markets: Work Experiences, Skills and Credentials

Adolescent part-time work and post-secondary transitions in the United States

Multiple life-sphere participation by young adults

The Sub-Baccalaureate labour market in the United States: challenges for the school-to-work transition

Creating new pathways to adulthood by adapting German apprenticeship in the United States

Job entry patterns in a life-course perspective

Changes in the Social Context of Transformations

Institutional networks and informal strategies for improving work entry for youth

School-work transitions and post-modern values: what's changing in Canada?

Education and employment in Great Britain: the polarizing impact of the Market Frank Coffield

From systems to networks: the reconstruction of youth transitions in

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.