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Beck, Vanessa; Fuller, Alison; Unwin, Lorna – British Educational Research Journal, 2006
This article examines the impact of gender and "race" on young people's perceptions of the educational and labour market opportunities available to them after they complete their compulsory schooling in England. Its findings are based on a study of the views of girls and boys about the government-supported "Apprenticeships"…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Gender Issues, Racial Differences, Employment Opportunities
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Beck, Vanessa; Fuller, Alison; Unwin, Lorna – Journal of Education and Work, 2006
This paper is based on research conducted as part of the Equal Opportunities Commission's General Formal Investigation into gender segregation in the United Kingdom labour market. The project comprised a survey of and focus groups with 14/15 year-olds in eight English schools in spring 2004 and a survey of 15/16 year-olds in four Welsh schools in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Adults, Labor Market, Focus Groups
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Fuller, Alison; Beck, Vanessa; Unwin, Lorna – Education + Training, 2005
Purpose -- Gender segregation has been a persistent feature of apprenticeship programmes in countries around the world. In the UK, the Modern Apprenticeship was launched ten years ago as the governments flagship initiative for training new entrants in a range of occupational sectors. One of its priorities was to increase male and female…
Descriptors: Investigations, Holistic Approach, Apprenticeships, Vocational Education