Children and Youth Services Review

Vulnerable youth are often trapped in the vicious circle of “no experience, no job; no job, no experience.” Internship programs may help them overcome this cycle through offering work experience. A BEAM model is proposed. It includes four essential attributes for enhancing employability, which most …

Although it is widely acknowledged that non-engaged youth (NEY) face different disadvantages in their school-to-work transitions, less attention has been paid to examining the impact of career interventions on NEY's career competency and social well-being. In our study, using data collected in the C…

This study examines the lived experience of 30 vocational education students in Israel. This examination is important in light of international research asserting vocational schools to be spaces of social exclusion and given the relative lack of social work research regarding vocational schools. The…

Vocational Education Training (VET)in China is considered the last resort for low academic achievers or economically desperate students who wish to join the job market after a short educational period. In addition, a large volume of evidence has claimed that China's government is putting a blindfold…

This study examines special educators’ perspectives on the relationships between schools and businesses concerning the practices used to prepare students with disabilities for work. Based on a review of the literature, we developed a survey to investigate whether teachers believe that such partnersh…

In this retrospective longitudinal study we examined which characteristics of 114 Dutch adolescents, aged 12–18 years, and their environment, predicted (un)successful completion of a non-residential alternative educational program for adolescents with complex problems, who are at risk for school dro…

Internship is a key part of the experiences of Chinese secondary vocational school students. The quasi-employment internship, which requires students to undertake formal, independent work positions in factories, has led to many psychosocial problems. This case study aimed to understand the lived exp…

The purpose of this study is to examine family perspectives and the expectations of students with disabilities regarding the school-business partnership in order to prepare students with disabilities for post-school employment. Special education, especially providing transition services, in Saudi Ar…

Barefoot social workers that are engaged in child protection have been widely recognized, and the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs promoted them nationwide in 2019. Although several discussions have been held on the topic of rural child protection in China, little attention has been paid to barefoo…