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Peer reviewedCanny, Angela – Journal of Education and Work, 2002
Reviews the growth of flexible employment, the United Kingdom youth labor market, and student employment. Reports on a survey of the retail grocery sector indicating that student labor enables the use of flexible work practices. Highlights the different employment opportunities available to students who are working while in school and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedFoskett, Nicholas H.; Hemsley-Brown, Jane – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 1999
A study of British students in Years 6, 10, and 12 found that they base their understanding of careers and work on images from personal experience, adults, and the media. Career decisions are based on pragmatic, opportunistic factors, not well matched with supply and demand. A divergent, holistic approach to guidance should challenge their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, College Choice, Decision Making
