Most young people who work are employed in low-paying jobs with little or no growth or learning potential. These writers believe that the relationship between school and work must be maximized, and that more attention must be paid to ensuring positive outcomes from the work experience.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Carroll, D., and Chan-Kopka, T.High School and Beyond: College Students Who Work: 1980-1984. Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics , (ED No. 297680), 1988.
2.
Green, D. "High School Student Employment in Social Context: Adolescents' Perceptions of the Role of Part-Time Work." Adolescence25(1990): 425-34.
3.
Greenberger, E., and Steinberg, L.When Teenagers Work: The Psychological and Social Costs of Adolescent Employment . New York: Basic Books, 1986.
4.
Hamilton, S. "An Adolescent's Job Hurts School Work: You Mean Delivering Newspapers at Dawn Doesn't Build Character?" Curriculum Review27(1988): 13-14.
5.
Lillydahl, J. "Academic Achievement and Part-Time Employment of High School Students ." Journal of Economic Education21(1990): 307-16.
6.
MacArthur, S.; Bedenbaugh, E.; and Leonard, R. "Student Employment May Undermine School Experience." The Clearing House64(1990): 64-68.
7.
McCartan, A. "Students Who Work." Change25(1988): 11-20.
8.
Schill, W.; McCartin, R.; and Meyer, K. "Youth Employment: Its Relationship to Academic and Family Variables ." Journal of Vocational Behavior26(1985): 155-63.
9.
Stern, D., and Nakata, Y. "Paid Employment Among U.S. College Students." Journal of Higher Education62(1991): 25-43.
10.
Stern, D.; McMillion, M.; Hopkins, C.; and Stone, J. "Work Experience for Students in High School and College." Youth and Society21(1990): 355-89.
11.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1991.
12.
Warner, M. "Wellness Promotion in Higher Education." NASPA Journal21(1984): 32-39.
