Transitions from School to Work: Globalization, Individualization, and Patterns of Diversity (The Jacobs Foundation Series on Adolescence)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 11/5/2009
EAN 9780521490689, ISBN10: 0521490685

Hardcover, 410 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Language: English

This volume made an important contribution to the growing literature on the transition from school to work. It provides a different perspective on the global changes that have transformed school-to-work transitions since the 1970s; offers an integrative conceptual framework for analysis; and promotes a comparative, cross-national understanding of school-to-work transitions in a changing social context. The articles assembled in this volume compare and assess variations in school-to-work transitions across Europe and North America, providing empirical evidence on how young people negotiate the different options and opportunities available and assessing the costs and returns associated with different transition strategies. Unlike many other volumes on this subject - which are pitched at either the macro or micro level - this volume attempts to integrate both perspectives, capturing the complexity of this critical life course transition. Furthermore, the authors address policies aimed at improving the capacity of individuals to make effective transitions and at enabling societies to better coordinate educational and occupational institutions.

Part I. Introduction
1. Conceptualising school-to-work transitions in context Ingrid Schoon and Rainer K. Silbereisen
2. Thinking about the transition to adulthood
from grand narratives to useful theories Michael Shanahan and Kyle Longest
Part II. Transitions and Global Change
3. Is stable employment becoming more elusive for young men? Mary Corcoran and Jordan Matsudaira
4. Youth outcomes in the labour markets of advanced economies
decline, deterioration, and causes Rebekka Christopoulou and Paul Ryan
5. 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
Part III. Individual Decision Making
6. It was not my choice, you know? Young people's subjective views and decision-making processes in biographical transitions Andreas Walther
7. From paradigm to paradox
parental support and transitions to independence Gill Jones
8. Job attitudes and job aspirations in a changing labour market
Germany, 1991–2006 Christian Ebner and Jutta Allmendinger
9. Escaping the gender trap
young women's transition into non-traditional occupations Marlis Buchmann and Irene Kriesi
Part IV. Mapping Diversity and Change
10. 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
11. Transitions to adulthood
linking late adolescent life styles to family and work status in the mid-20s Jessica Garrett and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
12. Challenges of transitioning into adulthood Barbara Schneider
Part V. Interventions and Policies
13. School related burnout during educational tracks
antecedents and consequences Katariina Salmela-Aro
14. Building skills for positive developmental pathways and successful vocational careers in adulthood
intervention programs within the school context Karina Weichold
15. Integrated transition policies for European young adults
contradictions and solutions Manuela du Bois-Reymond
16. The future at work
labour market realities and the transition to adulthood Lynn Karoly.