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Choosing Post-Secondary Vocational Education Pathways: Narratives of Young Adults with Previous System Involvement.

Extensive policy and practice attention aims to support young people as they seek to achieve educational and career goals yet there are widely varying trajectories toward these goals that reflect individual preferences and social inequalities. This study reports findings from qualitative interviews...

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Published in:Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 71 - 84
Main Authors: Collins, Mary Elizabeth, Augsberger, Astraea, Mohanty, Sruti
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Feb2026
Subjects:
Massachusetts
Vocational education
Community colleges
Child welfare
Dental care
Mental health services
Qualitative research
Social justice
Interviewing
Nursing
Experience
Students
Sound recordings
Social networks
Criminal justice system
College students
Vocational guidance
Scale analysis (Psychology)
Thematic analysis
Research methodology
Transition to adulthood
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