From Education to Work: Cross National Perspectives

by Edited by Walter R. Heinz

• ISBN13: 9780521594196
• ISBN10: 0521594197
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-13
• 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

Contributing Authors	vii	(4)
Preface	xi
Introduction: Transitions to Employment in a Cross-National Perspective	1	(24)
Walter R. Heinz
Part I Social Origin, Gender, and Transition Patterns	25	(86)
1 Social and Geographical Mobility 20 Years after High-School	25	(21)
Paul Anisef
Anton H. Turrittin
Zeng Lin
2 Diverse Directions: Young Adults' Multiple Transitions	46	(19)
Victor Thiessen
E. Dianne Looker
3 New Routes to Employment: Integration and Exclusion	65	(22)
John Bynner
4 From Education to Employment: Occupations and Careers in the Social Transformation of East Germany	87	(24)
Ansgar Weymann
Part II Education and Labour Markets: Work Experiences, Skills, and Credentials	111	(124)
5 Adolescent Part-Time Work and Postsecondary Transition Pathways in the United States	111	(38)
Jeylan T. Mortimer
Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson
6 Multiple Life-Sphere Participation by Young Adults	149	(22)
Lesley Andres
7 The Subbaccalaureate Labor Market in the United States: Challenges for the School-to-Work Transition	171	(23)
W. Norton Grubb
8 Creating New Pathways to Adulthood by Adapting German Apprenticeship in the United States	194	(20)
Stephen F. Hamilton
Mary Agnes Hamilton
9 Job-Entry Patterns in a Life-Course Perspective	214	(21)
Walter R. Heinz
Part III Changes in the Social Context of Transitions	235	(84)
10 Institutional Networks and Informal Strategies for Improving Work Entry for Youths	235	(25)
James E. Rosenbaum
11 School-to-Work Transitions and Postmodern Values: What's Changing in Canada?	260	(24)
Harvey Krahn
Graham S. Lowe
12 Education and Employment in Great Britain: The Polarizing Impact of the Market	284	(14)
Frank Coffield
13 From Systems to Networks: The Reconstruction of Youth Transitions in Europe	298	(21)
Lynne Chisholm
References	319	(26)
Index	345