The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with career preparation of high school students in four countries: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States. The human bioecological theory was used as a framework to examine personal, process, and context factors associated with career preparation of the adolescents. Data were…

Teenagers working more than 20 hours per week perform worse in school than youth who work less. There are two competing explanations for this association: (1) that paid work takes time and effort away from activities that promote achievement, such as completing homework, preparing for examinations, getting help from parents and teachers, and…

In this paper, I use a nationally representative sample of American high school seniors in 1992 to examine change and stability in the employment patterns of youth as they make the transition from high school to college. Students with weak attachments to the labor force in high school tend to remain unemployed during the first year of college.…

This study used data from the First Follow-Up of the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1998 to examine the effects of part-time work during the school year on high school students' academic achievement as measured by standardized achievement scores and high school grades. Results indicated a small negative effect of employment on both…

Used focus group interviews to identify major sources of stress and coping resources of grade 10 students (n=23). Relationships with parents and family, work, and lack of money were found to be important sources of stress. Major coping responses included substance use and diversionary activities. Examined differences between academic streams in…

National Education Longitudinal Study data on student employment in 10th grade indicate that previous findings of adverse effects on academic outcomes may be attributable to preexisting differences among youth who choose to work at various intensities. Also, increased working hours were related to decreased time spent watching television.…

Examined relationship between participation in school activities, part-time work, and self-esteem in 442 high school students. Found that self-esteem was affected by nature of school activity and by gender. Found no significant correlates of self-esteem among boys. Among girls, significant correlates of self-esteem were hours worked, age, and…

This study showed that working during high school had negative effects on 15 of 23 Grade 12 and postsecondary outcomes such as achievement, coursework selection, educational and occupational aspirations, and college attendance. These effects were found with control for background variables and parallel outcomes from Grades 8 and 10 based on the…

The data and analyses presented in this report are from the first (1980) wave of a longitudinal study of U.S. high school seniors and sophomores. A total of 58,728 students from 1,016 high schools participated in the survey. Special emphasis was placed on Hispanic students, Catholic schools with high proportions of black students, non-Catholic…

Data derived from a National Center for Education Statistics study of 58,728 high school sophomores and seniors, entitled "High School and Beyond," was used to describe youth employment experiences and attitudes. The data showed that employment is common among high school students and seems to be an integral part of adolescence;…

This report of the High School and Beyond (HS&B) study (a national longitudinal study of over 30,000 sophomores and 28,000 seniors enrolled in 1,015 public and private schools) contains nine graphs and 28 tables summarizing data on students' high school experiences, activities outside school, values and attitudes, plans for college, and plans…