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Author:

Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly.

Title:

Becoming adult : how teenagers prepare for the world of work / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Barbara Schneider.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

xx, 289 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Teenagers--Vocational guidance--United States.
Teenagers--Employment--United States.
Teenagers--United States--Attitudes.
Adolescenten.
Leerlingen.
Arbeid.
Beroepskeuze.
Toekomstverwachtingen.
Verenigde Staten.

Other Authors:

Schneider, Barbara L.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-278) and index.

Contents:

Adolescent views of work. The evolving nature of work -- The design of the study: sample and procedures -- Envisioning the future -- Learning to work. Images of work and play -- Learning to like challenges -- Families and the forming of children's occupational future -- The quality of classroom experiences -- Transitioning from high school. Guiding students into the future: three schools of thought -- Paths after high school -- Making the transition to adulthood.

ISBN:

9780465015412 (pbk.)
0465015417 (pbk.)
9780465015405
0465015409

OCLC:

(OCoLC)43634982

LCCN:

00028908

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OQAX737 -- Iowa Western Community College - Edith Lisle Library (Clarinda)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)