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Vanhalakka-Ruoho, Marjatta; Koski, Leena; Silvonen, Jussi; Tamminen, Merja – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2016
The study analyses how the educational pathways of ninth graders are constructed by practices of adolescents and their parents in families with different educational statuses. The importance of contextualising the educational transition as it occurs in daily life and socially structured family cultures is emphasised. The research question is: How…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
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Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Tynkkynen, Lotta – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
The aim of this study is to examine differences in student burnout by gender, time status with two time points before and after an educational transition, and educational track (academic vs. vocational). The definition of burnout is based on three components: exhaustion due to school demands, a disengaged and cynical attitude toward school, and…
Descriptors: Track System (Education), Females, Adolescents, Males
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Vasalampi, Kati; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2010
This study investigated whether adolescents' appraisals of their education-related goals change during the transition from comprehensive school to postcomprehensive secondary education (academic vs. vocational track) and how such appraisals contribute to their self-esteem. Six hundred and seven 16-year-old adolescents were surveyed three times:…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Adolescents, Talent Development, Goal Orientation