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Using a sample of 324 young adults in four urban centres who left
high school in the mid-1980s as well as interviews with
representative parents, former teachers, and employers, the authors
identify factors that ease transition from school to. These include
level of education, social class, gender, ethnicity, aspirations of
parents, help from role models, participation in co-op education,
and most important of all, self-motivation. The authors describe a
range of youth profiles -- uncommitted, non-careerists,
conservatives, and innovators -- that will help youth, parents, and
educators identify present development and how to improve
performance. Emphasizing the importance of co-operative education,
the authors suggest that closer relations between school and work,
such as exist in the United Kingdom and Sweden, facilitate
transition into the labour market. On Their Own will guide parents,
youth, educators, trustees, employers, and ministries of education
and training to prepare a new generation of productive, resilient
workers and managers for success in the information age.
The transition of the young from school to work has become a
critical social problem for most industrialized countries. Eastside
Youth's Passage through School to Work: A Comparative Longitudinal
Study is the first thoroughgoing investigation in Canada of the
transition of youth into work. This research combines longitudinal
survey and ethnographic methods, revealing the feelings as well as
experiences of youth growing up in a changing metropolitan culture.
The study also considers the accomplishments and limitations of an
intervention program aimed at assisting disprivileged young people
at a critical stage in development. It concludes with
recommendations for strengthening ties between family, school and
workplace in easing the passage into a productive and satisfying
adulthood.
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