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…

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…

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…