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Roads to work: school‐to‐work transition patterns in Germany and the United States
Author(s) -
Buechtemann Christoph F.,
Schupp Juergen,
Soloff Dana
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1993.tb00664.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , competition (biology) , school to work transition , transition (genetics) , period (music) , political science , demographic economics , economic growth , economics , vocational education , mechanical engineering , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , gene , acoustics , engineering , biology
Most industrialised countries in conditions of intensive, global economic competition recognise the central importance of workforces with adequate levels of education and skills. This article compares the educational and training outcomes during the critical school‐to‐work transition period in two countries with very different institutional arrangements–the USA and Germany.