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1. CHAPTER 21: Pathways from School to Work in Germany and the United States.

Author

Mortimer, Jeylan T. and Krüger, Helga

Subjects
EDUCATIONAL sociology, EDUCATIONAL objectives, WORK & education, CAREER education, COOPERATIVE education, SCHOOL-to-work transition
Abstract

This chapter focuses on how formal educational pathways influence students' experiences. It identifies structural differences in school-to-work transitions in Germany and in the U.S. such as varying connections between youths' jobs while still in school and postschooling employment. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each system in the process of socioeconomic attainment.

Published
2000