From Education to Work Cross National Perspectives [Paperback]

This book contains empirical studies of school-to-work transitions from several Western countries.Structural transformations in the international economy and the restructuring of work have made the transition from education to employment increasingly problematic. This volume of empirical studies examines transitions from a cross-national perspective, focusing on life-course dynamics and using longitudinal data gathered by leading international experts in the fields of education, youth and work. This important contribution provides an international framework to the integrated comparative analysis of school-to-work transitions. The volume highlights the differences among the US, Canada, Great Britain and Germany in their educational and labor-market institutions as they affect youth transitions.Structural transformations in the international economy and the restructuring of work have made the transition from education to employment increasingly problematic. This volume of empirical studies examines transitions from a cross-national perspective, focusing on life-course dynamics and using longitudinal data gathered by leading international experts in the fields of education, youth and work. This important contribution provides an international framework to the integrated comparative analysis of school-to-work transitions. The volume highlights the differences among the US, Canada, Great Britain and Germany in their educational and labor-market institutions as they affect youth transitions.Structural transformations in the international economy and the restructuring of work have made the transition from education to employment increasingly problematic. School-to-work pathways have become more socially segmented and the risk of underemployment and joblessness have increased for both vocationally and academically educated youth. This edited volume of empirical studies is based on a series of comparable longitudinal research projects that draw on survey and biographicall#,