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Wyn, Johanna – Australian Educational Researcher, 2007
This article argues that education has a role in promoting young people's wellbeing. It draws on research on young people's lives to highlight the changing world for which educators prepare young people. While older educational agendas such as literacies and numeracy remain significant, it is argued that education is increasingly important for its…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Role of Education, Well Being, Education Work Relationship
McDonald, Frederick J.; Elias, Patricia – 1983
This summary report on the Study of Induction Programs for Beginning Teachers offers insights on the findings of the study. Two kinds of programs were studied: preservice internship programs, and induction programs. A discussion is given on what the study revealed about the experiences of beginning teachers in the transition period from students…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Higher Education, Individual Development, Internship Programs
Duggan, Paula; Mazza, Jacqueline – 1986
This volume is part of a series that is designed to promote stronger ties between the educational resources in the Northeast and Midwest and the economic development process. This monograph examines programs that develop the employment potential of those youth who are not likely to make it on their own. It first looks at the problem of youth…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Economic Development, Employment Potential
Seegrist, Ruth – American School Board Journal, 1986
Philadelphia's public schools and local businesses have jointly sponsored job training academies for "high risk" inner city high school students since the late 1960s. Career-focused and committed, the program has expanded successfully. (CJH)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Training
Evans, Robert, Jr. – 1986
This analysis originally prepared for the Japan Study Meeting, held November 1985, compares high school graduates in the United States and Japan who will not attend college, and includes directions of vocational training in both countries. Vocational training in the United States involves five areas: secondary schools, post-secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Job Skills, Job Training
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Krupp, Judy-Arin – Journal of Education, 1987
Reviews developmental stages in older adults, particularly disillusionment and individuation, and their effects on career and family. Knowledge of these changes is useful in developing motivational tools for adults who work in schools. (BJV)
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Career Change, Developmental Stages
Grubb, W. Norton – 2002
Individuals in liberal societies have to construct their own conceptions of who they are and what career(s) they should prepare for as opposed to being told by families, schools, or communities. The trends toward providing more and more career information is a valuable component of an overall policy to prepare individuals to make decisions for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Constructivism (Learning)