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Andres, Lesley; Lauterbach, Wolfgang; Jongbloed, Janine; Hümme, Hartwig – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
In this paper, we employ a comparative life course approach for Canada and Germany to unravel the relationships among general and vocational educational attainment and different life course activities, with a focus on labour market and income inequality by gender. Life course theory and related concepts of 'time,' 'normative patterns,' 'order and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
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Bröchner, Jan; Sezer, Ahmet Anil – Industry and Higher Education, 2020
One of the many varieties of university-industry collaboration is industry engagement in doctoral programmes. A scheme operated by the Development Fund of the Swedish Construction Industry since the early 1990s has supported thesis projects for about 150 PhD candidates. While they were doctoral students they were employed by contractors as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Industry, School Business Relationship, Doctoral Programs
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Hilal, Randa – International Journal of Training Research, 2017
The international TVET literature stresses the role of TVET in development. UNESCO's 2015 Recommendation envisioned TVET contribution to sustainable development as 'empowering individuals, organizations, enterprises and communities and fostering employment, decent work and lifelong learning'. This paper illustrates the achieved functionings and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technical Education, Vocational Education, Empowerment
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2015
A 20-year retrospective study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and published in the July 2015 issue of the "American Journal of Public Health," suggests that kindergarten students who are more inclined to exhibit "social competence" traits--such as sharing, cooperating, or helping other kids--may be more likely to…
Descriptors: Young Children, Kindergarten, Interpersonal Competence, Individual Development
Kuehn, Daniel; Pergamit, Michael; Macomber, Jennifer; Vericker, Tracy – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2009
Researchers are increasingly recognizing the transition to adulthood as an important developmental stage between adolescence and adulthood (Arnett 2004). Many important processes occur during this period in a young adult's life, including leaving home and forming a family. One crucial activity during the transition to adulthood is successful…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Young Adults, Labor Market, Employment Patterns
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Danziger, Sheldon; Ratner, David – Future of Children, 2010
According to Sheldon Danziger and David Ratner, changes in the labor market over the past thirty-five years, such as labor-saving technological changes, increased globalization, declining unionization, and the failure of the minimum wage to keep up with inflation, have made it more difficult for young adults to attain the economic stability and…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Labor Market