From High School to Work in Japan: Lessons for the United States?

Article Abstract:

The Japanese high school system may have some elements that enable graduates to transition more successfully to the labor market than US graduates. However, Japan ranks its high schools and statistics regarding employment of graduates cannot be analyzed in the same way as US schools. Japan's emphasis on hierarchical organization and the importance of test scores in junior high school are unfamiliar elements in the US educational system, and Japan's job-placement system is administered by local public employment agencies. Comparisons between the two systems must take these factors into account.

Japan, Social aspects, High school students, Employment, Student employment

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Characteristics of responding-, nonresponding- and refusing- parents in an adolescent lifestyle choice study

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This article examines parental attitudes regarding adolescent lifestyle research. The authors, maintaining when conducting adolescent research parental consent is legally and ethically necessary, conclude that consenting, refusing, and nonresponding parents typically held the same beliefs about teenager lifestyles, however, consenting and nonresponding parents felt adolescent research was significant, whereas refusing parents did not find it significant.

Behavior, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Teenagers, Youth, Public opinion, Parents, Social science research, Adolescence

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Step to college: moving from the high school career academy through the 4-year university

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This article evaluates high school career academies and their influence on college entrance and outcomes. The author argues that students from career academies tend to be higher academic achievers, but the low level of graduation from universities demonstrates career academies do not ensure postsecondary education success.

College admissions, Academic achievement

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