Working adolescents : rethinking education for and on the job / by Mary Ann Maslak.
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TextSeries: Global Perspectives on Adolescence and Education, 2Publisher: Cham : Springer, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource (XV, 149 p.) : 38 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030790462Subject(s): Professional education | Vocational education | Alternative Education | Education-Curricula | International education | Comparative education | Industrial sociologyDDC classification: 305.3 LOC classification: HD6181.85 | .M37 2022ebOnline resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Online | Gratia Christian College Library Internet | E-book | HD6181.85 .M37 2022eb (Browse shelf) | Available | 8000352I |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. An Introduction -- 1.1 Advancement for Youth: International Attention -- 1.2 Defining the Population -- 1.3 Educating the Population -- 1.4 The Number of Working for Youth in Select Countries -- 1.5 The Parts of the Book -- Part I: Who are Adolescents?: The Foundation -- 2. The Cognitive, Psychological, and Social Development of the Adolescent -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Definition of Adolescence -- 2.3 The Model Figure 2-1 The Model -- 2.4 Psychological Development of the Adolescent Brain -- 2.5 Social Development of the Adolescent Brain -- 2.6 Conclusion -- Part II: Country Cases: Realities of Yesterday and Today -- 3. Vocational Education in China: The Case of the People's Republic of China (PRC) -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Context for Present-Day Vocational Education -- 3.3 Non-Formal Vocational Education and the Non-Governmental Organizational System that Offers It: An Organizational Glance -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4. Vocational Education in Italy: The Case of the Republic of Italy -- 4.1 An Introduction: The Context -- Table 4-1 Italy's labor market and education indicators from 2013-2018 -- 4.2 The VET System -- 4.3 Inconsistencies in the Country's VET System -- 4.4 Non-formal Education -- 4.5 The School System's Apprenticeship Programs and the Labor Market.
This book offers a new approach to workforce education for youth. It provides meaningful and essential insight into educational systems and practices through cases of vocational and technical education in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Italy, and the United States of America.