Research in Vocational Education is an international book series, dealing with challenges in VET, workplace learning, and professional learning from different perspectives. The authors of this volume take an intense look at the economic competence of young adults in European countries, especially of those who start an apprenticeship or who take up their studies at a university. Economic competence is of special interest within this group, because these young people are - mostly for the first time in their lives - responsible for autonomously managing their own financial affairs. And after completing their qualification, they must find their way in the working environment and a constantly changing labour market, thereby needing economic competences as well. Contributions dealing with theoretical approaches as well as papers presenting empirical findings will be represented. The Editors: Prof. Dr. Eveline Wuttke, Professor of economic education, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Prof. Dr. Jurgen Seifried, Chair of economic education II, University of Mannheim, German

Am UEbergang von der Schule in den Beruf werden wichtige Weichen gestellt, die den weiteren Lebenslauf eines Menschen vorbereiten. Dazu werden in diesem Band neue Ergebnisse der vielfaltigen Transitionsforschung aus der ganzen Schweiz vorgestellt, die sich an verschiedenen Disziplinen wie der Psychologie, Soziologie, Erziehungswissenschaften oder Bildungsoekonomie orientieren. Dafur werden theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Evidenzen fur die Analyse und Steuerung bedeutsamer Passagen im Lebenslauf entwickelt. Soweit moeglich werden auch Handlungsempfehlungen fur die Akteure der Berufsbildung in der Schweiz diskutiert, die zugleich auch in anderen Landern von Interesse sein durften.