Journal of Research on Adolescence

The school-to-work transition presents a substantial regulatory challenge for youth in modern societies. Based on the action-phase model of developmental regulation, we investigated the effects of goal engagement on transition outcomes in a high-density longitudinal study of noncollege-bound German …

The transition from school to work is a story that meshes the life histories of youth and the economic and social development of societies. Drawing on reports from diverse regions of the world, this article describes the range of adolescent experiences as they encompass the completion of school and …

European apprenticeship systems, especially Germany's, have inspired a series of demonstration projects in the United States and a major new initiative by the Clinton administration, which is embodied in the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. German research on apprenticeship provides some pr…