KAREN EVANS is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey. She is currently research director of further comparative studies of young adults in England and the new Germany as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Youth Citizenship and Social Change Programme', 1998-2002. MARTINA BEHRENS is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. She has carried out international comparative studies on skill formation, social attitudes and life transitions in Germany and England. JENS KALUZA is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. He has conducted research into labour market and occupational changes in the new Ldnder, and comparative studies on youth transitions in Germany and England.

• Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Looking East Perspectives, Plans and Methods Systems Under Strain: Labour Market Conditions and Training Options From 'Old' to 'New': Continuities and Discontinuities as Experienced by a Group of Trainers Labour Market Structures and the Processes of Transition Smooth Transitions: Young Adults' Experience of Vocational Education and Work Entry Broken Transitions Risky Voyages: Learning Experiences, Transition Behaviours and Career Outcomes Navigating Change in Work and Education: Conclusions Relevant to Policy in Europe Bibliography Appendices Index

'The high-quality empirical and theoretically grounded comparative research developed in this excellent book is...timely in informing current academic and policy debate.' - Denis Gleeson, University of Warwick

KAREN EVANS is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey. She is currently research director of further comparative studies of young adults in England and the new Germany as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Youth Citizenship and Social Change Programme', 1998-2002. MARTINA BEHRENS is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. She has carried out international comparative studies on skill formation, social attitudes and life transitions in Germany and England. JENS KALUZA is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. He has conducted research into labour market and occupational changes in the new Ldnder, and comparative studies on youth transitions in Germany and England.

• Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Looking East Perspectives, Plans and Methods Systems Under Strain: Labour Market Conditions and Training Options From 'Old' to 'New': Continuities and Discontinuities as Experienced by a Group of Trainers Labour Market Structures and the Processes of Transition Smooth Transitions: Young Adults' Experience of Vocational Education and Work Entry Broken Transitions Risky Voyages: Learning Experiences, Transition Behaviours and Career Outcomes Navigating Change in Work and Education: Conclusions Relevant to Policy in Europe Bibliography Appendices Index

'The high-quality empirical and theoretically grounded comparative research developed in this excellent book is...timely in informing current academic and policy debate.' - Denis Gleeson, University of Warwick

KAREN EVANS is Professor of Post-Compulsory Education at the University of Surrey. She is currently research director of further comparative studies of young adults in England and the new Germany as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's 'Youth Citizenship and Social Change Programme', 1998-2002. MARTINA BEHRENS is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. She has carried out international comparative studies on skill formation, social attitudes and life transitions in Germany and England. JENS KALUZA is Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. He has conducted research into labour market and occupational changes in the new Ldnder, and comparative studies on youth transitions in Germany and England.

• Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Looking East Perspectives, Plans and Methods Systems Under Strain: Labour Market Conditions and Training Options From 'Old' to 'New': Continuities and Discontinuities as Experienced by a Group of Trainers Labour Market Structures and the Processes of Transition Smooth Transitions: Young Adults' Experience of Vocational Education and Work Entry Broken Transitions Risky Voyages: Learning Experiences, Transition Behaviours and Career Outcomes Navigating Change in Work and Education: Conclusions Relevant to Policy in Europe Bibliography Appendices Index

'The high-quality empirical and theoretically grounded comparative research developed in this excellent book is...timely in informing current academic and policy debate.' - Denis Gleeson, University of Warwick