Contributions

  • Heinz, Walter R. - Contributor

Publication

1999 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K, England

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98031601
  • Goodreads3529287
  • LibraryThing1177568

Classifications

  • DDC305.235
  • LCCHQ799.5 .F73 1999

Description

"This edited volume of empirical studies is based on a series of comparable longitudinal research projects that draw on survey and biographical data from important players in the international economy (the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and Germany). The authors analyze the transition patterns of school-leaving cohorts in the last quarter of the 20th century from cross-national, institutional, and individual life-course perspectives. The studies document that social and gender inequality is a persistent structural feature that restricts the possibilities to take advantage of educational opportunities and career options. Furthermore, different institutional arrangements are shown to play a crucial role in distributing transition opportunities in a more equal way."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

CongressesEmploymentYoung adultsLongitudinal studiesSchool-to-work transitionYoung adults -- Longitudinal studies -- CongressesSchool-to-work transition -- Longitudinal studies -- Congresses

Links

Other Editions

  • From education to work: cross-national perspectivesCambridge University Press1999-01-01

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