On Their Own

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On Their Own is written by Stewart Crysdale and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0773517855 (ISBN 10) and 9780773517851 (ISBN 13).

Uses a sample of 324 young adults in four Canadian urban centers who left high school in the mid-1980s, as well as interviews with their parents, former teachers, and employers, to identify factors that ease the transition from school to work. Looks at factors such as level of education, social class, gender, and motivation, with emphasis on the importance of cooperative education. Suggests closer relations between school and work, such as exist in the UK and Sweden, to facilitate transition into the labor market. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR