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Peer reviewedBehrens, Martina; Evans, Karen – Comparative Education, 2002
A survey and group interviews with unemployed young people aged 18-25 in Derby (England), Hannover (western Germany), and Leipzig (eastern Germany) examined the relative importance to their life and work transitions of individual agency and structural factors. Two national job training "schemes" for unemployed youth are compared: the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Employment Programs, Family Influence
Download full textGoodwin, Leonard – 1977
Selected research on the Work Incentive Program (WIN), legislated in 1967, and related research on low income families are reviewed with the aim of gathering empirical findings which illuminate the factors affecting WIN results and to contribute to discussion of future welfare, work training, and employment policies. Areas of research and…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Family Influence, Financial Needs
Griliches, Zvi; Freeman, Richard – 1977
A set of three studies focused primarily on an indepth analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey ("Parnes") data tapes, concentrating particularly on the experience of young men and young women, but collating them also with data on experience and background of other family members available in the parallel surveys. Research was…
Descriptors: Blacks, College Graduates, Cross Sectional Studies, Educational Background
Danziger, Sheldon, Ed.; Waldfogel, Jane, Ed. – 2000
Noting that the human capital of a nation is a primary determinant of its strength, this book reviews what is known about the processes that affect child development and how public and private investments in children might be increased to promote their well-being and to enhance the economic productivity of the next generation in America. Based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Development
Seidenstat, Paul – 1978
The study develops a labor market success model of young male inner-city Hispanics and examines several variables influencing labor market success. A sample of inner-city Puerto Ricans who attended the eighth grade in two schools in Wilmington, Delaware, in the 1966-1971 period was chosen and interviewed. Small control groups of blacks and whites…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Career Planning, Children
Kilpatrick, Sue; Allen, Kim – 2001
The factors influencing demand for vocational education and training (VET) courses in Australia by individuals, enterprises, industries, communities, and regions were examined through a review of Australian and selected international research. The following were among the key findings: (1) current definitions of "industry" may not be…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Demand, Educational Environment
