Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index.
Contents
Pathways to adulthood : Reversing the downward spiral of the youth labor market -- Market and network theories of the high school-to-work transition -- College for all : Do students understand what college demands? -- Gatekeeping in an era of more open gates : High shcool counselors' views of their influence on students' college plans -- Do employers need more educated youth? -- Hiring in a Hobbesian World : Social infrastructure and employers' use of information -- Ships passing in the night : The sociological foundations of economic transactions -- Are noncognitive behaviors in school related to later outcomes? -- Pathways into work : Short- and long-term effects of personal and institutional ties -- Hidden links : Teachers' social construction of employer linkages -- Theoretical implications : Using institutional linkages to signal and enhance youths' capabilities -- Policy implications : Career paths for the forgotten half.
