From Initial Education to Working Life [electronic resource] : Making Transitions Work
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development StaffCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2000.
How did the transition from compulsory education to work change during the 1990s and which types of transition policies worked best? The experiences of 14 OECD countries are examined in this volume to address these two key questions, for as requirements for knowledge and qualifications and skills rise and populations age, few countries can afford to have their young people enter the labour force unequipped for longer term participation in changing career patterns. Taking a broader view of transition outcomes than many previous comparative studies, this study reveals the complex and many-facete
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Foreword; Table of Contents; Preface; Executive summary; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Transition outcomes; List of Figures; Chapter 3. The transition process; Chapter 4. Key features of effective transition systems; List of Boxes; Chapter 5. How can the transition phase promote learning throughout life?; Chapter 6. Conclusion; References; Appendix 1. National co-ordinators and review team members; Appendix 2. Consultants' papers; Appendix 3. Statistical tables; Appendix 4. Using labour market indicators of transition outcomes in comparative studies...
Appendix 5. A comprehensive framework for indicators of the transition from initial...Appendix 6. Low education levels and labour market disadvantage; Appendix 7. The availability of indicators of key transition goals; Appendix 8. Country codes used in Tables and Charts
How did the transition from compulsory education to work change during the 1990s and which types of transition policies worked best? The experiences of 14 OECD countries are examined in this volume to address these two key questions, for as requirements for knowledge and qualifications and skills rise and populations age, few countries can afford to have their young people enter the labour force unequipped for longer term participation in changing career patterns. Taking a broader view of transition outcomes than many previous comparative studies, this study reveals the complex and many-facete
Career education -- OECD countries.
Labor supply -- Effect of education on -- OECD countries.
School-to-work transition -- OECD countries.