Young people in theory have a world filled with opportunity and longer lives to enjoy it. But for too many these opportunities are out of reach. Educational attainment is increasingly central to life chances, but more dependent on family background here than in other countries. Rises in insecure work along with stalled pay risk further divides…

Discusses youth employment and unemployment in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the United States; the trends, causes, consequences, policy goals, and specific measures needed to resolve problems. (SL)

Summarized in this document are the activities, conclusions, and proposed recommendations enacted by members of the 53rd session of the International Labour Conference. Contents by chapter include: (1) Proceedings of the 53rd Session of the Conference relating to Special Youth Employment and Training Schemes for Development Purposes, and (2)…

This is the second of two reports focusing on the proceedings and proposed recommendations adopted by the International Labour Conference at its 53rd session. Contained are the reactions of the various governments to the proposed recommendation, as well as altered versions of the proposed recommendation, in English and French. The other report is…

The thirty-nine papers presented here were prepared by persons concerned with youth unemployment at the request of two subcommittees of the House Committee on Education and Labor. They address root causes and ways both public schools and employment and training systems can reduce the extent and the rate of youth unemployment. An introduction…

This is a report of hearings held in New York City on September 17, 1979, and in Philadelphia on October 20, 1979, on two federal youth employment bills: H.R. 4465 and H.R. 4534. H.R. 4465 proposes to combine immediate work and training and training opportunities with long term changes in the institutions and programs which serve young people.…

In a year long study of youth employment, interviews were conducted with 3,130 young people aged 14 to 21 from urban, suburban, and rural areas of New York State. Peer interviewers were employed for data collection. Data were gathered on the youths' employment-related characteristics, socio-economic backgrounds, aspirations, attitudes toward work…

Vocational education's primary goal--to prepare people for work--underscores the vital role the discipline can play in upgrading the employability of disadvantaged youth. Those who have received vocational training are more likely to stay in school and receive higher salaries than other workers with comparable education at every level from high…

In this colloquy report, European youth unemployment is examined by (1) defining and analyzing the characteristics of youth unemployment and the young unemployed, (2) reviewing government measures and their effects, (3) studying the attitudes of young people in various socio-professional classes, and (4) surveying and analyzing the positions of…

The causes of youth unemployment--especially among poor and minority youths--are enmeshed in a web of social, educational, and economic forces acting on the lives of families. Some of these forces are out of the sphere of federal influence, but labor market industries and the education system also have important effects on the experience of youth…

While strongly supporting the passage of the Youth Act of 1980 (S-2385), the American Vocational Association (AVA) contends that improvements are needed in the bill in order to effect optimal linkages between employment and education agencies toward solving the youth unemployment problem. Specific changes would (1) further the potential of…