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Sikora, Joanna; Pokropek, Artur – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of adolescent career plans reported in PISA 2006. Its main focus is on the differences in the status and area of employment expected by girls and boys in high school. In almost all countries, girls lead boys in their interest in non-manual, high status professional occupations. This can be seen as a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries
Karmel, Tom; Mlotkowski, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
The primary focus of this research is the impact of wages on the decision not to continue with an apprenticeship or traineeship. The approach taken is to model three wages relevant to apprentices and trainees: the wage during training; the expected wage in alternative employment; and, the expected wage on completion. The results of these models…
Descriptors: Wages, Apprenticeships, Trainees, Vocational Education
Carnoy, Martin; Brodziak, Iliana; Luschei, Thomas; Beteille, Tara; Loyalka, Prashant – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2009
In this publication, the authors compare the salaries of primary (Grades 1 to 6 in most countries) and secondary school (usually Grades 7 to 12) teachers with the salaries of people in mathematics-oriented professions, such as engineering, scientific fields, and accounting. Their analysis centers on a number of developed and developing countries.…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Income, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests