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Hayden, Carol; Blaya, Catherine – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2008
It is argued that the social control function of education and training is becoming increasingly explicit in England and France. Education and training can be viewed as a form of custody for young people, with enforced participation post 16 planned in the near future in England. Compulsory education for this age group is not currently planned in…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
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Caspar, M.-L. – International Labour Review, 1988
The author evaluates a program whereby the French government subsidized employers to organize training for youth under employment contracts. Youth with above average employment opportunties benefited. Failure to serve the most disadvantaged youth is attributed to (1) individual youth choices, (2) screening by program administrators, and (3)…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Entry Workers, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries