Persistent Disadvantages or New Opportunities? The Role of Agency and Structural Constraints for Low-Achieving Adolescents’ School-to-Work Transitions

This article examines the role of student job search strategies that differ in goal-directedness (focused, exploratory, and haphazard) in achieving successful university-to-work transitions (i.e., employment in jobs with high skill use/development and qualification–job match). The relationship between job search and employment outcomes is considered in two labor market contexts—high or low ambiguity—which are represented by the comparison between arts, humanities, and social sciences (AHSS) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates, respectively. Using two-wave survey data, we find that job search strategies during university do not explain, yet differentially impact, successful outcomes one year after graduation. Fully exploring opportunities was particularly beneficial for STEM graduates (low ambiguity context) and more focused job search was beneficial for AHSS graduates (high ambiguity context). Paradoxically, findings both question and reinforce the efficacy of career agency for overcoming barriers to labor market entry, depending on the job search context. The study contributes to the agency and context debates relevant for school-to-work transitions.

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Understanding the role of social capital in adolescents' Big Five personality effects on school-to-work transitions

Journal of Adolescence ◽

10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.04.015 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (5) ◽

pp. 739-748 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Pieter E. Baay ◽

Marcel A.G. van Aken ◽

Denise T.D. de Ridder ◽

Tanja van der Lippe

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Big Five ◽

School To Work ◽

Big Five Personality ◽

Work Transitions

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Information-seeking to Support Personal and Community Wellbeing: Report of a study of New Zealand Men Using Focus Groups

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI ◽

10.29173/cais962 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Peta Wellstead

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Support Services ◽

Information Seeking ◽

Service Providers ◽

Structural Constraints ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Study Results ◽

Groupes De Discussion

This paper reports part of an ongoing study exploring the information behaviour of New Zealand men during periods of diminished health and wellbeing. Focus groups were used for this iteration of the study. Results indicate that New Zealand men face both personal and structural constraints to their information-seeking during periods when their health and wellbeing may be compromised. This study highlights that service providers need to develop more effective information delivery mechanisms and support services for men. These services need to be appealing to men and reflect men’s information seeking preferences. The role of LIS professionals in supporting this endeavour is discussed. Cet article présente une étude en cours explorant le comportement informationnel d’ hommes néo-zélandais durant des périodes où leur état de santé et de bien-être est amoindri. Des groupes de discussion ont été utilisés pour cette itération de l'étude. Les résultats indiquent que les hommes en Nouvelle-Zélande font face à des contraintes à la fois personnelles et structurelles dans leur recherche d'information pendant les périodes où leur santé et leur bien-être peuvent être affaiblis. Cette étude met en évidence le besoin pour les fournisseurs de services de développer des mécanismes de diffusion de l'information plus efficaces et des services de soutien pour les hommes. Ces services doivent être attrayants et refléter les préférences des hommes dans leurs recherches d’information. Le rôle des professionnels de l'information dans le soutien à cette entreprise est discuté.

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A Typology on the School-to-Work Transitions of Korean Young Women

Korea Journal of Population Studies ◽

10.31693/kjps.2019.12.42.4.27 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 27-63

Author(s):

Hee-Jeong Lee

Keyword(s):

Young Women ◽

School To Work ◽

Work Transitions

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Career Pathways

10.1093/oso/9780190907785.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Development Strategy ◽

Workforce Development ◽

Career Pathways ◽

School To Work ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Career Technical Education ◽

Career Support ◽

Gig Economy ◽

Career Pathway

Numerous transformations have taken place in the workplace during the past several decades, combining to produce a dramatically different career landscape for individuals, educators, and organizations. Career pathways is a workforce development strategy that can be used to support career development activities and transitions across school and work roles. Adopting a career pathways framework and approach can help guide educational institutions in teaching students competencies that will increase their employability and can also help organizations develop people strategically, build engagement, and improve retention. In this book, a wide variety of critically important career pathway topics are addressed, including the role of career technical education, apprenticeships, and career support in career pathways; proactivity and career crafting; the gig economy and emerging career pathways; the role of data analytics in providing career and workforce insights; and career pathways for late career workers. It includes case study chapters that provide important practical insight into the development and use of career pathways in both educational and workplace settings. This book brings together leading workforce researchers and practitioners to provide new perspectives on school-to-work and workplace career pathways. It shows how career pathways can help individuals and organizations succeed in today’s workplace and in the workplace of the future.

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The Social and Solidarity Economy: An Opportunity for Young Women’s Work Transitions

Young ◽

10.1177/1103308820986057 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 110330882098605

Author(s):

Roger Soler-i-Martí ◽

Andreu Camprubí Trepat ◽

Ester Oliveras ◽

Mireia Sierra Andrés

Keyword(s):

Gender Inequality ◽

Working Conditions ◽

Young Women ◽

Well Being ◽

School To Work ◽

Solidarity Economy ◽

Feminist Economics ◽

Work Transitions ◽

The Social ◽

And Gender

This article analyses to what extent the social and solidarity economy (SSE), the aim of which is to prioritize people’s needs and well-being, can offer young people education-to-work transitions conditions and opportunities which are different from those in the conventional economy. The very nature of SSE means that it is especially suitable for challenging gender inequality and proves to be exceptionally useful for testing feminist economics. Against a backdrop of economic crisis, SSE has shown greater resilience when compared to other sectors, although it is still not widespread. To examine how SSE can improve young women’s experiences and labour trajectories, this article analyses working conditions, job satisfaction and gender roles in school-to-work transitions of young women in SSE in Catalonia. Results show that the collective and value-driven nature of SSE entails a specific awareness and commitment that empower young women’s transitions experiences and expectations.

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