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Kraak, Andre – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
The concept "not in education, employment or training" (NEET) has only recently been deployed in academic analyses and policy documents in South Africa. This article uses the concept to highlight the acute levels of youth unemployment experienced in that country. It discusses the causal factors, and adopts the concept of "social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Unemployment, Social Capital, Nongovernmental Organizations
Tyler, John H. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
This Research Brief highlights key findings from a study that examined the labor market attachment of male dropouts who obtained the GED credential in Florida between 1994 and 1998. I compared these credentialed dropouts to the men who attempted, but failed, the GED exam during the same period. Credentialed dropouts had a higher probability of…
Descriptors: Probability, Dropouts, Labor, Labor Market
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1976
This pamphlet lists the occupations discussed in the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" for which a high school education is preferred, but not essential. Occupational information is presented in a three-column format which includes job title, highlights of job qualifications and training, and employment opportunities and trends through 1985.…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, High School Graduates
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1993
The labor market experience of individuals between their 18th and 30th birthdays were analyzed. Data from the Youth cohort of the National Longitudinal Surveys showed that, between the ages of 18 and 30, a typical individual had held 7.5 jobs and had 8.6 years of work experience. This suggested that workers between these ages experienced 3.4 years…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Blacks, Career Change, Dropouts
Cawley, John; Danziger, Sheldon – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
This paper utilizes a rich longitudinal data set--the Women's Employment Study (WES)--to investigate whether obesity, which is common among women of low socioeconomic status, is a barrier to employment and earnings for current and former welfare recipients. We find that former welfare recipients who are both White and morbidly obese have been less…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Females, Dropouts, Welfare Recipients
Fry, Richard – 2003
This digest presents an analysis of the workforce participation of Latinos, emphasizing findings by generation. It describes the demographics of native-born and immigrant Latinos and compares labor market outcomes for adult, young adult, and teen workers. The digest also explores the relationship between schooling and labor market participation,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Dropouts, Educational Attainment
Stull, William; Goetz, Michael – 1995
This report provides statistical evidence that presents a picture at variance with the conventional portrayal of inner city youth. Using data from a national longitudinal study of high school students, the High School and Beyond survey, the study shows that young people display more resilience than they are usually given credit for. Comparison of…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, High Schools

Hannan, Damian; And Others – European Journal of Education, 1995
An analysis of unemployment rates, wages, and policy initiatives for school "early leavers" in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom suggests that early withdrawal from school represents a substantial, transnational problem attributable to basic policy problems. It is noted that no policy initiatives directly address…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, Educational Policy, Employment Patterns
Hashimoto, Masanori; Miller, Ross A. – 1996
A study investigated the labor market transition of youths over the first 8-14 postschooling years using the 1992 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Its primary objective was to develop an understanding of youth labor markets by examining the effects of training and early labor market experiences on economic well-being over a long span of…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Graduate Surveys
Borus, Michael E., Ed. – 1982
This report is based on data from the 1979 and 1980 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Labor Market Experience (NLS). These data were collected for a nationally representative sample of 12,686 youth in 1979 and 12,141 in 1980. Chapter One uses the longitudinal capability of the NLS to examine those youth who were unemployed at the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, College Bound Students, College Preparation

Catterall, James S.; Stern, David – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
This research probes two questions: Does participation in alternative high school programs reduce the likelihood of students dropping out? Does participation enhance experience in the labor market after students leave school? Results showed lower dropout and higher subsequent employment rates among participants who had no doubt about finishing the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention
Zemsky, Robert; Shapiro, Daniel; Iannozzi, Maria; Cappelli, Peter; Bailey, Thomas – 1998
This publication presents a portrait of transitions from initial education to working life in the United States. Section I details the distribution of students at two basic levels: K-12 and tertiary education. It introduces a recurring concern--the distribution of students by ethnicity and socioeconomic status--and details the declining importance…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns

Murphy, Kevin; Welch, Finis – Educational Researcher, 1989
Traces the patterns of wage premiums for college graduates since 1963. Also examines the wage differentials between high school dropouts and graduates, and between college dropouts and graduates. The dramatic rise in the wage premium is due to the huge increase in the demand for college-trained workers. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Graduates, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Hartkamp, Jannes – 2001
A study compared developments in size of apprenticeship programs and changes in the distribution of apprentices over occupational categories in Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands during the last 2 decades. Data were from the "time-series" school leavers' surveys database. Findings indicated, toward the late 1990s, Irish…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Dropouts
Bendick, Marc, Jr.; Egan, Mary Lou – 1988
Employment data for the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area were analyzed to determine jobs available to people who had not graduated from high school. Three hundred nine occupations offered at least some openings. These occupations encompassed 584,000 jobs and offered 14,000 openings in an average week. These numbers overestimated jobs available…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dropouts, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship