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OECD Publishing, 2025
Part-time work is a form of career development that can be expected to provide students with resources of value to their transitions into work. International research shows that teenagers who work part-time alongside their full-time studies can expect to do better when they entered the labour force as young adults. Studies suggest strongly that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Part Time Employment, Student Employment, Secondary School Students
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Sonja Nidogon Višnjic; Katarina Pažur Anicic; Blaženka Divjak – Industry and Higher Education, 2024
Student work is becoming more prevalent throughout the world. More students are not only working but doing more hours per week, which very likely affects their academic performance. This paper provides a systematic literature review (SLR) of 347 papers, focusing on the: indicators of academic performance, relation between student part-time work…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Higher Education
OECD Publishing, 2025
Effective career guidance systems provide students with the opportunity to gain first hand experiences of what it is like to be in work. Through voluntary work in the community, schools can give students opportunity to undertake tasks under the supervision of a professional who is not a teacher in a workplace often in fields of strong career…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Guidance, Student Volunteers, Secondary School Students
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Hitch, Danielle; Mahoney, Paige; Macfarlane, Susie – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
The aim of this study was to provide an integrated review of evidence published in the past decade around professional development for sessional staff in higher education. Using the Integrating Theory, Evidence and Action method, the review analysed recent evidence using the three principles of the Benchmarking Leadership and Advancement of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Part Time Employment, Staff Development
Atfield, Gaby; Hunt, Wil; Luchinskaya, Daria – UK Department for Education, 2021
Given the recent focus on the employability and earnings of university graduates in the UK, there is a need to explore the employability initiatives offered by higher education institutions (HEIs). Work placements and work experience offered through HEIs aim to improve students' job readiness, and ability to secure suitable jobs after graduation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Graduates, Employment Potential
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Brock, Allison; Ryan, Thomas G. – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2016
The following integrative literature review illuminates the perceptible time gap that currently exists for new Ontario teachers graduating and moving from teacher preparation programs to permanent members of the Ontario teaching community. At a time of oversupply of teachers, many new teachers within Ontario and beyond its borders become…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Certification, Employment Potential, Supply and Demand
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Keister, Mary; Hall, Joshua – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
Educators are often in a position to affect student decisions to work during the school term. This study reviews and summarizes the literature on the effect that employment during high school has on academic achievement. The available evidence suggests that part-time jobs for high school students are beneficial as long as the number of hours…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment, Employment Level, Correlation
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Patton, Wendy; Smith, Erica – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2009
While increasing numbers of young high school students engage in part-time work, there is no consensus about its impact on educational outcomes. Indeed, this field has had a dearth of research. This paper presents a review of recent research, primarily from Australia and the United States, although it is acknowledged that there are considerable…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Employment, Employment Level, Context Effect
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Morrison, Keith – Evaluation & Research in Education, 2009
This article discusses students taking part-time work whilst studying higher education (HE). It suggests that cross-national trends can be observed in the purposes, types, benefits, negative aspects and outcomes of part-time work by HE students. The paper reviews literature on HE students working part-time in the UK and the US, and UNESCO studies…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Student Employment, Part Time Employment
Newstrom, John W.; Pierce, Jon L. – Personnel Administrator, 1979
Presents a typology of modifications to the standard work week, reviews the current state of research-based knowledge regarding the effectiveness of each major type of alternative, and presents implementation suggestions for personnel interested in adopting one or more of the alternative forms. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Flexible Working Hours, Part Time Employment, Working Hours
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Kablaoui, Bassem N.; Pautler, Albert J. – Journal of Career Development, 1991
The findings of empirical studies on the subject of high school student employment suggest that this phenomenon is increasing and is becoming a way of life for many students. The effects of such employment appear to be mixed. (66 references) (Author)
Descriptors: High Schools, Part Time Employment, Student Employment, Work Experience Programs
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Woodd, Maureen – Career Development International, 2000
Women's career patterns typically are characterized by flexibility, transferable skills, and part-time and temporary employment. Traditional career theories no longer apply in the contemporary climate to which female employment patterns seem more suitable. Greater value should be given to traditional female jobs and the quality of career…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Employed Women, Part Time Employment
Nilsen, Sigurd R. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1980
Identifies problems concerning the youth labor force, and points out that across most age and school status groups rural youth are less likely to be employed than urban youth. Available from: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Rm. 456 GHI Bldg., Washington, D.C. 20250. (JD)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems, Labor Market, Part Time Employment
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Haring, Marilyn J.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1984
Used metanalysis to synthesize results of studies on the relation of work status (retired, employed part time, employed full time) and subjective well-being (SWB). Results indicated that the vast majority of workers make a good adjustment to retirement. (LLL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Employment, Literature Reviews
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Mosca, Joseph B. – Public Personnel Management, 1997
Examines trends in voluntary and involuntary part-time employment, the disappearing "job," competitive international pressures, and new job skill requirements. (SK)
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Job Skills, Labor Needs, Organizational Change
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