Transition from school to work
Subtitle: globalization, individualization, and patterns of diversity
By: edited by Ingrid Schoon, Rainer K. Silbereisen.
Contributors: Schoon, Ingrid.; Silbereisen, R. K. 1944-
Series: The Jacobs Foundation series on adolescence
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780521490689
Subjects: Young adults -- Employment; School-to-work transition; Young adults -- Social conditions; Vocational education; Globalization
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Conceptualising school-to-work transitions in context / Ingrid Schoon and Rainer K. Silbereisen; title: Thinking about the transition to adulthood: from grand narratives to useful theories / Michael Shanahan and Kyle Longest; title: Is stable employment becoming more elusive for young men? / Mary Corcoran and Jordan Matsudaira; title: Youth outcomes in the labour markets of advanced economies: decline, deterioration, and causes / Rebekka Christopoulou and Paul Ryan; title: Uncertain and unable to commit: a 14-country comparison of the impact of globalization on the early life course / Melinda Mills and Hans-Peter Blossfeld; title: It was not my choice, you know?: young people's subjective views and decision-making processes in biographical transitions / Andreas Walther; title: From paradigm to paradox: parental support and transitions to independence / Gill Jones; title: Job attitudes and job aspirations in a changing labour market: Germany, 1991-2006 / Christian Ebner and Jutta Allmendinger; title: Escaping the gender trap: young women's transition into non-traditional occupations / Marlis Buchmann & Irene Kriesi; title: Polarization and diversity in the assumption of work and family related roles: evidence from two British birth cohorts / Ingrid Schoon, Andy Ross, and Peter Martin; title: Transitions to adulthood: linking late adolescent life styles to family and work status in the mid-20s / Jessica Garrett & Jacquelynne S. Eccles; title: Challenges of transitioning into adulthood / Barbara Schneider; title: School related burnout during educational tracks: antecedents and consequences / Katariina Salmela-Aro; title: Building skills for positive developmental pathways and successful vocational careers in adulthood: intervention programs within the school context / Karina Weichold; title: Integrated transition policies for european young adults: contradictions and solutions / Manuela du Bois-Reymond; title: The future at work: labour market realities and the transition to adulthood / Lynn Karoly.