| Description |
1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Education and skills |
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Education and skills.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Transition Outcomes -- Chapter 3. The Transition Process -- Chapter 4. Key Features of Effective Transition Systems -- Chapter 5. How Can the Transition Phase Promote Learning Throughout Life? -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1. National Coordinators and Review Team Members -- Appendix 2. Consultants' Papers -- Appendix 3. Statistical Tables -- Appendix 4. Using Labour Market Indicators of Transition Outcomes in Comparative Sutdies -- Appendix 5. A Comprehensive Framework for Indicators of the Transition from Initial Education to Working Life -- Appendix 6. Low Education Levels and Labour Market Disadvantage -- Appendix 7. The Availability of Indicators of Key Transition Goals -- Appendix 8. Country Codes used in the Tables and Charts |
| Summary |
How did the transition from compulsory education to work change during the 1990s and which types of transition policies worked best? The experiences of 14 OECD countries are examined in this volume to address these two key questions, for as requirements for knowledge and qualifications and skills rise and populations age, few countries can afford to have their young people enter the labour force unequipped for longer term participation in changing career patterns. Taking a broader view of transition outcomes than many previous comparative studies, this study reveals the complex and many-faceted national institutional arrangements that can result in successful transitions to working life. It argues not for single solutions or models, such as the adoption of apprenticeship, but for coherent national policy packages that draw from a limited number of key success ingredients: a healthy economy and labour market, well organised pathways from initial education to work and further study, opportunities to combine study and workplace experience, safety nets for those at risk, effective information and guidance systems, and policy processes involving both governments and other stakeholders. It also looks at the ways that countries are trying to lay solid foundations for lifelong learning during the transition phase through changes to educational pathways and institutions and through adopting more learner-centred approaches to teaching and learning |
| Analysis |
Education |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-158) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Career education -- OECD countries -- Evaluation.
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Education -- Aims and objectives.
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Educational evaluation.
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Labor supply -- Effect of education on.
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School-to-work transition -- OECD countries -- Evaluation.
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Youth -- Employment -- OECD countries -- Evaluation.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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| ISBN |
1280081147 |
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9264181814 |
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9781280081149 |
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9789264181816 |
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