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ERIC Number: EJ599025
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
The Ambitious Generation.
Schneider, Barbara; Stevenson, David
Educational Leadership, v57 n4 p22-25 Dec 1999-Jan 2000
Overwhelmingly, today's teenagers expect to graduate from college and work as professionals. Some ambitious teens have no clear life plan to reach occupational goals. Others will not fulfill their dreams due to insufficient job openings. Parents and educators can help youngsters align ambitions with appropriate activities and coursework. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Aspiration, Career Choice, College Bound Students, Education Work Relationship, Goal Orientation, High Schools, Labor Market, Parent Responsibility, Professional Occupations, School Responsibility
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Youth Culture