Transition from school to work : individual life courses within social structures
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Transition from school to work : individual life courses within social structures
（Contemporary issues in education series / series editors Jason Tan and Mok Ka-ho）
Marshall Cavendish Academic, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-239) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an ethnographic research study on the transition from school to work (TSW) experiences of nine Form Five school-leavers in Malaysia who possess different academic abilities and who came from different family and ethnic backgrounds. This study examines how they resolve the work-study dilemma as well as how they made their career choices, indicating that career decisions are linked to the culture and identities of the subjects. In this book, the author endeavors to bring to attention the subjects' experiences as they navigate their way through the social structures that confront them throughout this transitional period. Through the descriptions of their life stories and experiences, he seeks to highlight the dilemmas faced by the young men as well as the often difficult and painful process of decision-making in their TSW. Attention has also been drawn to the structural constraints that they encounter and also the resources and strategies they employ to deal with these constraints.
From the study, it is evident that differences in the resources available to the young men is critical in bringing about differences among them with regard to their higher education as well as their employment opportunities.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- Transition from School to Work: The Literature
- School Careers and Pupils' Identities
- Initial TSW Experiences
- Coming to Terms with Academic Abilities
- Social Structure, Capital, Negotiation
- Winners and Losers
- Epilogue
- Discussion
- Conclusion.
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