{"title":"School-to-work transition: putting non-cognitive skills in context. The case of NEET and suggestions for policy","authors":"Enrico Ripamonti","doi":"10.1007/s10775-023-09635-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>NEETs represent a category at risk for social exclusion and may show poor non-cognitive skills. In this review we target this issue, taking the contemporary theory of skills formation as a theoretical framework. Intrapersonal agency and motivational components, including educational aspirations, goal attainability, and investing in active efforts are protective factors for a successful school-to-work transition. Having an internal locus of control may help teenagers but might not compensate for a low socioeconomic status. Experiencing high-quality apprenticeships and internships could help teenagers find their vocational specificity. Large-scale intervention programs, promoting investment in human agency and motivation constitute a proper policy strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46036,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-023-09635-6","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Arts and Humanities","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
NEETs represent a category at risk for social exclusion and may show poor non-cognitive skills. In this review we target this issue, taking the contemporary theory of skills formation as a theoretical framework. Intrapersonal agency and motivational components, including educational aspirations, goal attainability, and investing in active efforts are protective factors for a successful school-to-work transition. Having an internal locus of control may help teenagers but might not compensate for a low socioeconomic status. Experiencing high-quality apprenticeships and internships could help teenagers find their vocational specificity. Large-scale intervention programs, promoting investment in human agency and motivation constitute a proper policy strategy.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance publishes articles in relation to work and leisure, career development, career counselling and guidance and career education, which have preferably either an international content (e.g. comparative studies, multi or cross-cultural perspectives, regional surveys, etc.) or contribute to topics of broad international interest (e.g. theoretical developments, ethical issues, etc.). Important national developments which are of wider interest can be included. All articles should present implications for practice.