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The Contributions of Emotional Intelligence and Social Support for Adaptive Career Progress among Italian Youth
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Di Fabio, Annamaria; Kenny, Maureen E. – Journal of Career Development, 2015
Drawing from career construction and positive youth development perspectives, this study explores, among 254 Italian high school students, the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and support from friends and teachers with indices of adaptive career development. Results from the full canonical correlational model revealed that…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Social Support Groups, Youth, Adolescent Development
An Evaluation Study of Youth Participation in Youth Work: A Case Study in Southern Italy
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Morciano, Daniele; Scardigno, Anna Fausta; Manuti, Amelia; Pastore, Serafina – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2014
In this paper an evaluation study of a public programme financing a regional network of 157 youth centres in the South of Italy is presented. A theory-based evaluation model was adopted to explore the causal links between different types of participation experience. Evaluation questions focused on three main issues are: the perception of…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Youth Agencies, Participation, Program Evaluation
NEETs versus EETs: An Observational Study in Italy on the Framework of the HEALTH25 European Project
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Nardi, Bernardo; Lucarelli, Chiara; Talamonti, Marta; Arimatea, Emidio; Fiori, Valentina; Moltedo-Perfetti, Andrès – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2015
An observational study of young Italian NEETs (not in education, employment or training) and their EET peers (in education, employment or training) was conducted in the framework of a European Union (EU) project. Main characteristics and behaviours were compared to gain insights into the NEET condition in Italy. The sample included 111 NEETs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Observation, Demography, Socioeconomic Background
"Integrative" or "Defensive" Youth Activation in Nine European Welfare States
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Harslof, Ivan – Journal of Youth Studies, 2005
Young unemployed persons are a prioritised group in active labour market programmes. Such programmes can be regarded as "integrative", facilitating integration into the labour market for young people in accordance with their own preferences. However, such programmes can also be regarded as "defensive", discouraging young…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Labor Market, Foreign Countries, Youth
Determining the Need for Vocational Counselling among Different Target Groups of Young People under 28 Years of Age in the European Community. Low-Skilled Young People--Italy. National Report.
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Meghnagi, Saul – 1993
A study examined the vocational guidance needs of low-skilled young people in Italy. Research studies on the topics of guidance as a process of transmission, processing, and acquisition of knowledge and skills and the situation and life circumstances of young people were reviewed. The role of guidance within a framework of lifelong education and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged Youth