The Institutional Context of School to Work Transition in Saudi Arabia.

Autor/inn/en	Wiseman, Alexander W.; Alromi, Naif H.
Titel	The Institutional Context of School to Work Transition in Saudi Arabia.
Quelle	(2003), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Choice; Education Work Relationship; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; High School Students; High Schools; Job Training; Labor Market; Occupational Aspiration; Parent Influence; Peer Influence; Relevance (Education); Secondary Education; Secondary School Curriculum; Student Attitudes; Student Educational Objectives; Transitional Programs; Vocational Education; Youth Employment; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Relevance; Relevanz; Sekundarbereich; Schülerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	Using questionnaire data collected in 2000 from 524 senior general high school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, researchers explored the gap between national development goals and student educational interests. They analyzed the relationship between available curriculum and student perceptions of the curriculum's ability to prepare them for the awaiting labor market. Some of the findings are as follows: only 22.6% of students agreed that the general high school curriculum prepared them to work in the labor market, whereas 70.7% agreed that students should have some training before graduation to help them succeed; up to 82% of students did not feel that their high schools provided information about post-high school opportunities; and most students relied upon sources of information other than their high schools to find out about post-high school opportunities. Findings suggest that the vocational curriculum geared towards relieving unemployment in Saudi Arabia does not meet student needs and expectations of their place in the labor market. The dominant factor in the Saudi Arabian context for school to work transition is the significant influences of parents and friends regarding students' post-high school career choices. (Includes 52 references, 7 tables, and 1 figure.) (Author/MO)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC