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The argument most often noted from the Panel on Youth Report is that essential to the transition-to-adulthood period is a youth's participation in work and other nonschool contexts. This article summarizes the criticisms of the suggestion that this youth participation should be fostered institutionally. The criticisms are placed into four sections; each section also contains a comment, sometimes in support of the criticisms, sometimes in support of the report.
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The discussion reported here was originally written under the auspices of HEW Contract No. HEW-100-75-0010, and published as Chapter II of the Third Annual Report of the Interagency Panel for Research and Development on Adolescence (Heyneman, 1975b).
Maintains an interest in the fields of adolescence as well as international and comparative education. Has published articles in theSociology of Education, theInternational Review of Education, theComparative Education Review, African Studies Review, Education in Eastern Africa, theJournal of Developing Areas andPaedagogica Historica.
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Heyneman, S.P. Continuing issues in adolescence: A summary of current transition to adulthood debates. J Youth Adolescence 5, 309–323 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01577246
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