Combining School and Work
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 43,15 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Education, Cooperative
ISBN :
Combining School and Work
Author : David Stern
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Vocational education
ISBN :
Book Description
Education at a Glance 2016 OECD Indicators
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 25,48 MB
Release : 2016-09-15
Category :
ISBN : 9264259805
Book Description
Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems in the 35 OECD countries and a number of partner countries.
Protecting Youth at Work
Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1998-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309064139
Book Description
In Massachusetts, a 12-year-old girl delivering newspapers is killed when a car strikes her bicycle. In Los Angeles, a 14-year-old boy repeatedly falls asleep in class, exhausted from his evening job. Although children and adolescents may benefit from working, there may also be negative social effects and sometimes danger in their jobs. Protecting Youth at Work looks at what is known about work done by children and adolescents and the effects of that work on their physical and emotional health and social functioning. The committee recommends specific initiatives for legislators, regulators, researchers, and employers. This book provides historical perspective on working children and adolescents in America and explores the framework of child labor laws that govern that work. The committee presents a wide range of data and analysis on the scope of youth employment, factors that put children and adolescents at risk in the workplace, and the positive and negative effects of employment, including data on educational attainment and lifestyle choices. Protecting Youth at Work also includes discussions of special issues for minority and disadvantaged youth, young workers in agriculture, and children who work in family-owned businesses.
Handbook of the Life Course
Author : Jeylan T. Mortimer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 21,66 MB
Release : 2007-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0306482479
Book Description
This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of key theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodological approaches that, while applied to diverse phenomena, are united in their general approach to the study of lives across age phases. In surveying the wide terrain of life course studies with dual emphases on theory and empirical research, this important reference work presents probative concepts and methods and identifies promising avenues for future research.
Reaching the Marginalized
Author :
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9231041290
Book Description
Children at risk of marginalization in education are found in all societies. At first glance, The lives of these children may appear poles apart. The daily experiences of slum dwellers in Kenya, ethnic minority children in Viet Nam and a Roma child in Hungary are very different. What they have in common are missed opportunities to develop their potential, realize their hopes and build a better future through education.A decade has passed since world leaders adopted the Education for All goals. While progress has been made, millions of children are still missing out on their right to education. Reaching the marginalized identifies some of the root causes of disadvantage, both within education and beyond, and provides examples of targeted policies and practices that successfully combat exclusion. Set against the backdrop of the global economic crisis, The Report calls for a renewed financing commitment by aid donors and recipient governments alike to meet the Education for All goals by 2015.This is the eighth edition of the annual EFA Global Monitoring Report. The Report includes statistical indicators on all levels of education in more than 200 countries and territories.
Youth and Society
Author : Vappu Tyyskä
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1551305437
Book Description
In this essential third edition, Vappu Tyyskä examines the challenges faced by today's young people through a critical lens. Difficult questions related to such issues as employment, education, social pressure, identity, and crime are explored by Tyyskä as she paints a fascinating picture of modern youth in three countries: Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The author explores the negative stereotypes surrounding young people, and argues that it is time to contextualize our understanding of youth by addressing the underlying social, economic, and political issues they face. Each of the ten revised chapters begins with a list of key learning objectives and ends with discussion questions to aid in the learning process and stimulate critical thinking. This new edition incorporates updated statistics, comprehensive tables, and revised narratives in which the author explores topics pertinent to today's youth such as the influence of social media, eating disorders, and recent changes to the juvenile justice system.
Children’s Work in African Agriculture
Author : James Sumberg
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 24,81 MB
Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1529226074
Book Description
EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Millions of children throughout Africa undertake many forms of farm and domestic work. Some of this work is for wages, some is on their family’s own small plots and some is forced and/or harmful. This book examines children’s involvement in such work. It argues that framing all children’s engagement in economic activity as ‘child labour’, with all the associated negative connotations, is problematic. This is particularly the case in Africa where many rural children must work to survive and where, the contributors argue, much of the work undertaken is not harmful. The conceptual and case-based chapters reframe the debate about children’s work and harm in rural Africa with the aim of shifting research, public discourse and policy so that they better serve the interest of rural children and their families.
Globalization, Uncertainty and Youth in Society
Author : Hans-Peter Blossfeld
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134248059
Book Description
Examining how youths in fourteen industrialized societies make the transition to adulthood in an era of globalization and rising uncertainty, this collection of essays investigates the impact that institutions working with social groups of youths have upon those youths' abilities to make adult decisions determining their life courses. Covering both Europe and North America, the book includes case studies, and contains country-specific contributions on conservative, social-democratic, post-socialist, liberal and familistic welfare regimes, as well as data from the GLOBALIFE project. Filling the gap in the market on the micro effects of globalization on individuals, and taking an empirical approach to the topic, this impressive volume brings the individual and nation-specific institutions back into the discussion on globalization.
Working Women in Canada
Author : Leslie Nichols
Publisher : Women's Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 12,2 MB
Release : 2019-08-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0889616000
Book Description
In this edited collection, Leslie Nichols weaves together the contributions of accomplished and diverse scholars to offer an expansive and critical analysis of women’s work in Canada. Students will use an intersectional approach to explore issues of gender, class, race, immigrant status, disability, sexual orientation, Indigeneity, age, and ethnicity in relation to employment. Drawing from case studies and extensive research, the text’s eighteen chapters consider Canadian industries across a broad spectrum, including political, academic, sport, sex trade, retail, and entrepreneurial work. Working Women in Canada is a relevant and in-depth look into the past, present, and future of women’s responsibilities and professions in Canada. Undergraduate and graduate students in gender studies, labour studies, and sociology courses will benefit from this thorough and intersectional approach to the study of women’s labour.
