From School to Work: A Comparative Study of Educational Qualifications and Occupational Destinations

Abstract

1. The institutional embededness of the stratification process: a comparative study of qualifications and occupations in thirteen countries 2. The transition from school to work in Australia 3. Education and occupation in Britain 4. From education to first job: the French case 6. Investment in education: educational qualifications and class of entry in the Republic of Ireland 7. The transition from school to work in Israel 8. Occupational returns to education in contemporary Italy 9. Educational credentials and labour market entry outcomes in Japan 10. From high school and college to work in Japan - meritocracy through institutional and semi-institutional linkages 11. Education and early occupation in the Netherlands around 1990: categorical and continous scales and the details of a relationship 12. Allocation processes in the Swedish labour market 13. The transition from school to work in Switzerland: do characteristics of the educational system and class barriers matter? 14. The transition from school to work in Taiwan 15. The early returns: the transition from school to work in the United States