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Are Students' Career Expectations Aligned with Their Skills? PISA in Focus. No. 104
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OECD Publishing, 2020
Adolescence is a period when young people start to prepare for adult life. Teenagers have to make important decisions relevant to their working lives later on, such as what field of study or type of education they will pursue. But young people often lack sufficient knowledge about the breadth of job opportunities and careers open to them; their…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Careers, Expectation, Job Skills
Career Ready? How Schools Can Better Prepare Young People for Working Life in the Era of COVID-19. OECD Education Working Papers. No. 241
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Mann, Anthony; Denis, Vanessa; Percy, Chris – OECD Publishing, 2020
The focus of this working paper is on how secondary schools can optimise young people's preparation for adult employment at a time of extreme labour market turbulence. By reviewing academic analysis of national longitudinal datasets, it is possible to identify indicators of comparative adult success. How teenagers: (1) think about their futures in…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Secondary Schools, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Impact of Gender, Family Factors and Exploratory Activities on Students' Career and Educational Search Competencies in Shanghai and Hong Kong
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Ho, Esther Sui-Chu; Sum, Kwok Wing; Wong, Raymond Sin Kwok – ECNU Review of Education, 2018
Purpose: This study examines the career and educational search competencies (CESC), a capability which may be necessary for a successful transition from high school to work or postsecondary education, of students from Shanghai and Hong Kong. Design/Approach/Methods: The data for this study was taken from the Main Study of PISA 2012 in Shanghai and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competence, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences
Reading to Learn from Online Information: Modeling the Factor Structure
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Kiili, Carita; Leu, Donald J.; Utriainen, Jukka; Coiro, Julie; Kanniainen, Laura; Tolvanen, Asko; Lohvansuu, Kaisa; Leppänen, Paavo H. T. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2018
Identifying the factor structure of online reading to learn is important for the development of theory, assessment, and instruction. Traditional comprehension models have been developed from, and for, offline reading. This study used online reading to determine an optimal factor structure for modeling online research and comprehension among 426…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Electronic Publishing, Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension
The Use of Nudges and Other Behavioural Approaches in Education. EENEE Analytical Report No. 29
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Damgaard, Mette Trier; Nielsen, Helena Skyt – European Commission, 2017
Globalisation and rapid technological progress have increased the focus on efficient investment in high-quality skills across the European Union (EU) countries. One issue that is high on the political agenda is the persistent underachievement among youths in many European countries meaning that approximately 20 percent of Europe's 15 year olds…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students