Description

The transition of the young from school to work has become a critical social problem for most industrialized countries. Eastside Youth's Passage through School to Work: A Comparative Longitudinal Study is the first thoroughgoing investigation in Canada of the transition of youth into work.

This research combines longitudinal survey and ethnographic methods, revealing the feelings as well as experiences of youth growing up in a changing metropolitan culture.

The study also considers the accomplishments and limitations of an intervention program aimed at assisting disprivileged young people at a critical stage in development.

It concludes with recommendations for strengthening ties between family, school and workplace in easing the passage into a productive and satisfying adulthood.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments

• 1. Youth's Status Passage: Research Design and Samples, Reasons for Leaving or Staying, Relevant Studies, Impact on Public Policy

• 2. Experiences in Early and Mid-Adolescence: Background, = Early Socialization

• 3. Intermediate Outcomes: Aspirations for Education and Occupation, Expectations: The Reality Gap, Psychometric Test Scores, Ethnicity and Intermediate Outcomes

• 4. Late Adolescence: Educational Attainment, (a) School Completion and Drop-out Rates, (b) The Fallacy of Tracking, Occupational Entry

• 5. The Intervention Programs: Development and Participation, Results in Mid-Adolescence, Results in Late Adolescence, Effects in Young Adulthood

• 6. Entry Job and Satisfaction: Path Models of Attainment, Job Satisfaction, Implications for Theory and Policy

• 7. Values, Beliefs and Attainment: Normative Variables in Two Areas, Types of Ideologues, Orientations and Correlates: Eastside Sketches, Summary: Values of Downtown Youth, Orientations and Correlates: Northtown Sketches, Summary: Values of Uptown Youth, Mobility Outcomes, by Ideological Type

• 8. Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

• Appendices

• Young Adult Sample, Background by Area Downtown

• Young Adults, Zero-Order Correlations

• Uptown Young Adults, Zero-Order Correlations

• Acronyms for Appendices B and C

• References