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Direct linkLounsbury, John W.; Gibson, Lucy W.; Sundstrom, Eric; Wilburn, Denise; Loveland, James M. – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
An empirical test of Munson and Rubenstein's (1992) assertion that 'school is work' compared a sample of students in a high school with a sample of workers in a manufacturing plant in the same metropolitan area. Data from both samples included scores on six personality traits--Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Openness, Emotional Stability,…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Manufacturing, Grade Point Average, Personality Traits
Try, Sverre – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
Using data from the Norwegian Graduate Survey from 1985 to 1999, the study investigates Norwegian graduate students' entry into the labour market. The study finds that more than half of the employed graduates enter the work force via a flexible job, that is either a temporary or a part-time job, and the proportion has increased during the period.…
Descriptors: Part Time Employment, Graduate Surveys, College Graduates, Labor Market
Robson, Jocelyn; Bailey, Bill; Larkin, Shirley – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
This article is set in the broad context of debates about the nature of professionalism, in particular the professionalism of teachers in the post-compulsory sector. The focus is on teachers of vocational subjects in further education (FE) in England and on their perceptions of their role and work in preparing their learners for employment. In the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Data Analysis, Adult Education, Job Satisfaction
