Early occupational aspirations and fractured transitions: A study of entry into 'NEET' status in the UK

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 513-534

  Yates, Scott ^a   Harris, Angel ^b   Sabates, Ricardo ^c   Staff, Jeremy ^d  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; LABOR MARKET; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79959335211     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000656     Document Type: Article

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