About this title: Should teenagers have jobs while they're in high school? Doesn't working distract them from schoolwork, cause long-term problem behaviours, and precipitate a "precocious" transition to adulthood? This report from a longitudinal study of 1,000 students followed from the beginning of high school through their mid-twenties, answers, resoundingly, no. ...
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Description: Good. 0674009231 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
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Edition: First edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780674009233ISBN:0674009231
Description: Very Good in Very Good DJ. 283 pp. 8vo. Minor shelfwear to jacket, number "12" written in ink on upper rear corner. Light edgewear to boards. Number "12" in ink to corner of fep. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780674016149ISBN:0674016149
Description: New. Should teenagers have jobs while they're in high school? Doesn't working distract them from schoolwork, cause long-term problem behaviors, and precipitate a "precocious" transition to adulthood? This report from a remarkable longitudinal study of 1... read more
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Description: Very good. A report from a longitudinal study of 1, 000 students followed from the beginning of high school through their mid-twenties, which argues in favor of teens having jobs. read more
Edition: First Edition-Signed
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr, Cambridge, MA
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780674009233ISBN:0674009231
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author Signed by the author and inscribed to Neil Smelser, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley. No other markings in book. Examining a broad range of teenagers, Jeylan Mortimer concludes that high school students who work even as much as half-time are in fact better off in many ways than students who don't have jobs at all. Having part-time jobs can increase confidence and time management skills, promote vocational exploration, and enhance ... read more
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