Foskett, Nicholas, 1955-

Choosing futures : young people's decision-making in education, training, and careers markets / Nicholas Foskett and Jane Hemsley-Brown. - ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-236) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Choice, decision-making and the education market place -- Motivation, rationality and the reality of choice -- Choosing schools: parents and pupils in the market place -- Choosing independent schools: a parental dilemma? -- Young people, choice and the further education market place -- Choosing training pathways at 16+ -- Choosing higher education: reaching for anticipated futures -- Choice or chance? Career decision-making processes of young people -- Choosing futures: issues and implications -- Bibliography -- App. A - Centre for Research in Education Marketing Research Projects -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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School choice--Great Britain
Decision making in adolescence--Great Britain
Education--Parent participation--Great Britain

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