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The Transition from School to Work in Australia: Some Comparisons with Japan and North America
Author(s) -
Collins Kevin A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119202900302
Subject(s) - perception , work (physics) , psychology , demographic economics , political science , sociology , medical education , medicine , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , neuroscience
For more than a decade Australian employers have been openly critical of the attitudes, competencies and behaviour of high school leavers, complaining that schools have been inadequately preparing students for employment. This article examines a number of surveys of employers to identify the major complaints of school leavers, then discusses each in turn to ascertain their accuracy. Comparative statistics for school retention rates and comparative levels of academic achievement of students in other countries are included in this discussion. Finally, the results of a survey conducted to determine the perceptions of Japanese and Victorian year 11 students concerning the importance they feel employers place on various school subjects, attitudes and behaviours are examined