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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"School-leavers"”.
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School leavers' understanding of University extension education in Lusaka District
The study’s main purpose was to establish school leavers’ understanding of university extension education in Lusaka District. The objectives of this study sought to establish school leavers’ knowledge levels about university extension education in Lusaka District and to establish school leavers …
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School to work transition experience of Year 12 school leavers
… of increased retention rates in post compulsory schooling, educational systems have attempted to expand their curricular offerings. The aims of this study were twofold. The first was to examine a process of transition from school to work and the second considered the implications for improvement …
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School Related Characteristics of High School Graduates and Early School Leavers in Decatur
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-08T21:23:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6503582.pdf: 10186475 bytes, checksum: 0fa8bc87798080886aef5d3d09f49f3c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1964
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A study of certain school leavers at Mount Pleasant School, Roanoke County, Virginia
… causes contributing to termination of schooling on the part of certain children who had completed the seventh grade at Mount Pleasant School; also, that of observing the results of dropping out of school at that time. In attempting to carry out such purposes, an intensive study was made …
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The experimental dynamic of early school leavers who return to school via an alternate program
… experience of dropping out of and returning to school from the perspective of the early school leaver. The co-researchers interviewed for this study were twelve students currently enrolled in an alternate program in one school district in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The …
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A comparison of the vocational training system of Britain and West Germany as experienced by minimum-age school leavers.
… with changes in the industry in both countries. School leavers in the two countries, faced with the same options (FE, training schemes or employment) have opted for the various options in different proportions: young Germans are staying longer in education before embarking on training and young …
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Returning to School: Narratives of High School Leavers and How the General Equivalency Diploma Affects Financial Stability and Educational Opportunities
Narrative analysis of high school leavers' individual backgrounds examines both positive and negative reasons that; students terminate their secondary education and experiences, and return to pursue a GED- General Equivalency Diploma. This analysis examines goals for the future of these students …
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Individual, Family, School and Regional Characteristics and their influence on the expected points and University Applications of Irish School Leavers.
… This thesis examines how individual, family, school and regional characteristics may influence the college participation decisions of young people by exploring how these characteristics affect their Leaving Certificate points expectations and subsequent applications to university. The thesis …
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Distinguishing Reasons for Choice of Science Versus Non-Science Collegiate Majors by Science-Able Secondary School Leavers in Sierra Leone
… some of the main reasons science-able secondary school leavers in Sierra Leone choose not to puruse science beyond secondary school level. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and personal tape-recorded interviews with science and non-science students, and with some science teachers.
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Improvement of the Livelihood of Secondary School Leavers Through Enhancing their Vocation Skills”: A Case of Malunga Ward in Kahama Town
Many secondary school leavers in Tanzania today are faced with difficulty of maintaining livelihoods consequently, unemployment and poverty remains pervasive among them. Thus a CNA was conducted in Malunga ward in Kahama to identify the problems and needs of secondary school leavers. Considering …
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The ‘Other’ Exploring: How do Adult Early School Leavers understand, negotiate and perform within the Adult and Community Education learning environment
… purpose of this research is to explore how early school leaving impacts on individuals in a learning environment within the Adult and Community Education setting. The central consideration of this research is the experience of early school leaving and the impact this has on individuals who become …
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Change & continuity in the value-priorities of school-leavers in Rundu (Namibia): a comparative study of hybridization and its development implications
… inquiry into how the value-priorities of school-leaving respondents in Rundu, northern Namibia, have changed or stayed the same between 1998 and 2017. What is more, it seeks to ascertain if/how these respondents have hybridized their value-systems confronted with increasingly bicultural …
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Ability and motivation in the new world of work : a study of socio-demographic characteristics among school leavers entering the labour market
Early school leavers represent an immense challenge for the education system, labour economics, industrial productivity and social benefits reliance. Early school leavers represent individuals who may not have the necessarily up-to-date skills and competencies to make it into the labour market in …
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The Trajectory from School to Work: A Study of Life Chances of School Leavers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden
<p>The school-to-work transition is traditionally perceived as a one-time event; moving from education to one’s first job. In response to the increased complexity within today’s relationship between education and work, the research in this dissertation takes a different approach to the study of …
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The directions taken by young people on leaving compulsory education:a study in two Birmingham schools
… importance of factors affecting working-class school-leavers' post-compulsory education transitions into post-sixteen education, training, employment and unemployment. It focuses on school-leavers choosing to enter the labour market, whether successfully or not and the influences affecting this …
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The Contributions of Education to The Development of Elites Among The Plateau Tonga of Zambia: A Comparative Study of School-Leavers From Two Mission Schools 1930 to 1965
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T19:54:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7616181.pdf: 8601534 bytes, checksum: fe0473c0dc14c13abddf93b47c3a709f (MD5) Previous issue date: 1976
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A study of change and continuity in the world-views of isiXhosa-speaking school leavers in their quest to succeed in the world of work without abandoning their African identity
The people with whom this thesis is concerned have chosen to participate in charge and technological advancement. They are engaged in development. Development, as here understood, requires that individuals contribute to the advance of a technological society while affirming their Africanness, …
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University preference : A conjoint analysis
… study involved presenting 259 Western Australian school leavers (Year 12 students) with a combination of paper and disk based questionnaires. Results indicated that the four most important determinants of university preference for Western Australian school leavers were course suitability, academic …
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‘A Road Less Spoken’ The experiences of Youthreach participants
… the experiences and perspectives of early school-leavers in the West of Ireland as they try and progress their education through the further education provision of Youthreach. This research addresses the gap that exists in the current literature on early school-leaving by presenting the …
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