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Steven Sek-Yum Ngai1, Chau-Kiu Cheung2, Yuen-Hang Ng1
1Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Journal of Adolescence
|July 8, 2024
Summary
This study identifies five distinct school-to-work transition pathways for non-engaged youth (NEY). Career and life development (CLD) interventions effectively guided NEY toward positive outcomes, reducing long-term not in education, employment, or training (NEET) risks.
Area of Science:
- Sociology of Education
- Youth Development Studies
- Career Counseling Research
Background:
- Limited longitudinal research exists on heterogeneous school-to-work transition (SWT) pathways.
- Few empirical studies have examined interventions for non-engaged youth (NEY) at risk of not in education, employment, or training (NEET).
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a typology of SWT pathways for NEY.
- To assess the impact of career and life development (CLD) interventions on SWT outcomes for NEY.
Main Methods:
- Sequence analysis of longitudinal data from 630 NEY (aged 14-29) in Hong Kong over 22 months.
- Multinomial logistic regressions were used to evaluate CLD intervention effects on SWT pathways.
Main Results:
- A fivefold typology of SWT pathways was identified: Employment/Entrepreneurship (31.27%), Vocational Education and Training (13.49%), Generic Education (16.83%), Serious Leisure Development (15.24%), and long-term NEET (23.17%).
- NEY receiving CLD interventions showed significantly higher likelihoods of engaging in Employment/Entrepreneurship, Generic Education, Vocational Education and Training, and Serious Leisure Development pathways compared to the long-term NEET cluster.
- Interventions were inspired by the expanded notion of work (ENOW) and youth development and intervention framework (YDIF).
Conclusions:
- NEY's career and life development (CLD) journeys are dynamic and heterogeneous.
- CLD interventions based on ENOW-YDIF frameworks positively influenced NEY's engagement in multiple SWT pathways.
- Findings underscore the effectiveness of targeted interventions in supporting diverse youth transitions.
Keywords:
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