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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Working and growing up in America Working and growing up in America Jeylan T. Mortimer "Should teenagers have jobs while they're in high school? Doesn't working distract them from schoolwork, cause long-term problem behaviors, and precipitate a "precocious" transition to adulthood?". … OL13605569W
Australia Australia Vincent Vandenberghe This report on Australia contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from sch… OL17903730W
Disconnected youth? Disconnected youth? MacDonald, Robert What is it like to grow up in Britain's poor neighbourhoods? How do young people get by in high unemployment, high crime localities? Have they become a 'lost generation', disconnected from society's … OL19843511W
Engaging and empowering families in secondary transition Engaging and empowering families in secondary transition Donna Wandry,Amy Pleet "[T]his guide includes tools for assessing families' and practitioners' engagement in practices that promote positive post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities. Engaging and Empowering Familie… OL31213579W