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Direct linkMaria Rönnlund; Aina Tollefsen – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2025
The article addresses school-to-work transitions among young women in a strongly male dominated professional sphere -- the transport industry. Drawing on interviews with two girls over the time span 2015-2022 and visits to their upper secondary school 2016-2019, the study focuses on how power structures related to gender play out in the…
Descriptors: Females, Disproportionate Representation, Work Environment, Power Structure
Tanya Frances – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2024
Domestic abuse in childhood is seriously impactful, but very little literature uses a critical lens to consider implications for counsellors and psychotherapists working with young adults following domestic abuse in childhood. This article draws on research that explored 10 young women's accounts of transitions to adulthood after domestic abuse in…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Victims of Crime
Beattie, Irenee R. – Youth & Society, 2017
Theories suggest curricular tracking is linked to racial/ethnic inequality. However, prior studies largely examine cognitive outcomes like standardized test scores and neglect behavioral outcomes. They also overlook potential racial/ethnic differences "within" curricular tracks. This study asks the following questions: (a) Is curricular…
Descriptors: Females, Young Adults, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys
Rojewski, Jay W.; Lee, In Heok; Gregg, Noel – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2014
A longitudinal sample from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 was used to determine differences in work outcomes between (a) individuals with learning disabilities or emotional-behavior disorders and (b) individuals with or without disabilities. Twelve factors were arranged into individual, family, school-peer, and community categories.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances
Gillis, La Tonya L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the role that self-determination played in the transition process for young African American women with disabilities who exited high school with a special diploma and participated in a local transition program. Factors under study included the young women's autonomy, self-regulation, psychological…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Disabilities, Parents
Peer reviewedPerrins, Karen; Tarr, Jane – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 1998
Case studies of young women with learning disabilities showed they increased practical living skills at a day center but had little autonomy in long-term life decisions and little opportunity for productive activity and social interaction. Low expectations of others and the segregated day center program hampered their ability to reach adult status…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Development, Case Studies, Daily Living Skills
