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| Stern, D., Finkelstein, N., Stone, J. R., III, Latting, J., & Dornsife, C. (1994). Research on School-to-Work Programs in the United States (MDS-771). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California. |
The transition from school to career in the United States is often messy; takes a long time; and for some people, is unsuccessful. Most young Americans now start working at paid jobs while they are in high school, but these jobs are seldom connected to their studies or career aspirations. Most high school graduates go directly to college, where a large majority hold paid jobs; but again, most of these jobs do not contribute to their education. After leaving school, with or without a diploma, most young people spend a number of years "floundering" from one job to another, often with occasional spells of unemployment. Even by age forty, many have not found stable employment. New school-to-work initiatives are intended, in part, to prevent this evident waste of human resources.
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| Stern, D., Finkelstein, N., Stone, J. R., III, Latting, J., & Dornsife, C. (1994). Research on School-to-Work Programs in the United States (MDS-771). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California. |