... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Socio‐economic status Young people Tertiary education Australia Young adults Social groups Australia (1) Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSD). This index summarises 17 area‐based variables, including low...

... a willingness to continue their education during the first five years after school. Using a regression model, it was found that the willingness of these young people to continue their education and training is dependent on achievement motivation, contingency beliefs, self‐efficacy, cooperation, independence...

...Karen Evans The £3 million ESRC Research Programme on Youth Citizenship and Social Change was launched in 1998, with 15 projects commissioned to explore different dimensions of young people’s lives in the changing social landscapes of Britain and Europe. Three of the projects were international...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Politics Europe Young people needed to join enlargement debate Keywords: Young people, Politics, Europe The Organization for the Co-operation of European Students brings together young people from across Europe to discuss EU...

... The new framework builds on the 1994 and 1997 versions and is more clearly focused than previously on the effectiveness of the provision in meeting the needs and raising the achievement of young people. The Connexions service provides a new approach to guiding and supporting all young people...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Community relations Young people United Kingdom Citizenship on the agenda Keywords: Community relations, Young people, United Kingdom Eleven consortia – a mixture of education providers, community organizations and voluntary groups – have...

... By way of context the book provides us with a critique of the post-16 options available to young people as they reach the minimum school leaving age. One such route is to leave school, seek employment, but continue with some form of education and training. The Modern Apprenticeship (MA...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Europe White paper on youth policy back on track Keywords: Young people, Europe European Commission president Romano Prodi has publicly announced his support for the White Paper on youth policy which is being prepared...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Discrimination Race relations Internet Council adopts declaration on racism Keywords: Young people, Discrimination, Race relations,Internet The European Youth Council has adopted a declaration on the fight against racism...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Sport Young people Europe Youth forum opposes cuts Keywords: Sport, Young people, Europe The European Youth Forum, which represents more than 90 youth organizations in Europe, has protested against the Council of Europe's proposal to cut its...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Bulgaria Youth-exchange budget proposed Keywords: Young people, Bulgaria Bulgaria will contribute 4.7 million euros towards its participation in the EU Youth programme in the five years to 2006, under proposals put forward...

.... A tentative model of educational‐vocational achievement is outlined. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Education Vocational training Australia Young people School leavers People vary greatly in their educational and vocational achievements throughout the lifespan and this is a familiar phenomenon...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Construction industry Young people Construction-industry forum Keywords: Construction industry, Young people A round-table forum aimed at bringing together organizations which could attract new people into the building trade has been...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Training Young people Students go back to school Keywords: Training, Young people An innovative project which takes young people into schools to work alongside pupils and staff has received financial backing from the EU. The scheme...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Entrepreneurialism Young entrepreneurs focus on training Keywords: Young people, Entrepreneurialism The training of young entrepreneurs was among the subjects covered at the annual forum of the European Confederation...

... © MCB UP Limited 2001 --> Young people Funding European Commission Youth projects approved Keywords: Young people, Funding, European Commission The European Commission has approved 71 out of 133 applications for funding under the Youth programme. Total grant aid...

...Terry Hyland; Denise Musson After two years of operation on a national scale, the New Deal Welfare to Work (WtW) programme for young people aged 18‐24 (New Deal for Young People, NDYP) – a flagship scheme and key element in New Labour’s general lifelong learning policy for post‐compulsory education...

... by Poole and Evans (1988) suggests that when “life skills” are described as being concerned with such issues as dealing with relationship, leisure, jobs, education, preparation for the future and success at work, they are perceived by young people to be very important. Furthermore, they argue that most...

... 19.5 million euros. An important priority here is to provide more reception centres for young people taking part in European Voluntary Service. The Commission intends to set up an insurance system for participants. The Youth Initiatives aspect of the programme has been allocated 6 million euros...

... Keywords European Union, Young people, Youth training The agreement between the European Parliament and European Council to give the new EU Youth programme a 520 million euro budget for the seven years up to the end of 2006 has been criticised by the European Youth Forum. Members believe...