Making Their Way
Education, Training and the Labour Market in Canada and Britain
Published on 1. October 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-335-09391-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to advance our understanding of the school-to-work transition through a comparative analysis of the influences that shape the educational and work opportunities of young people in two countries. The transitional process has profound implications for the opportunities of the next generation. This book addresses the basic sociological question of how social inequalities are being reproduced in the next generation, viewing the school-work transition as a key mechanism in this process. The value of this comparative perspective lies in its ability to identify how specific institutional and cultural contexts condition an individual's passage through life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-09391-5 (9780335093915)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
School to work transitions in Britain and Canada - a comparative perspective; the changing Canadian labour market; British labour market trends; education as a preparation for work in Canada - structure, policy and student response; schooling and employment in the United Kingdom; reluctant rebels - a case study of Edmonton high school dropouts; transition to work - results of a longitudinal study of high school and University graduates in three Canadian cities; transition to work - results from a longitudinal study of young people in four British labour markets; youth labour markets - promises of comparative research on transition processes; conclusion - toward an explanation of transition patterns.