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ERIC Number: EJ258574
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Education, Employment and the Youth Opportunities Programme: Some Sociological Perspectives.
Raffe, David
Oxford Review of Education, v7 n3 p211-22 1981
Presents sociological perspectives on the relationship of education to employment. Specifically examined are the relationship of educational qualifications to occupational status, education's effect on worker productivity, and the schools' role in creating desirable employees. The discussion incorporates data from the Youth Opportunities Programme which offers training to British school drop-outs. (AM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level, Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Productivity, School Role, Secondary Education, Social Science Research, Sociology, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Youth Opportunities Programme