Occupations performed by adolescents and their relationship with school participation
Objectives: To identify the occupations performed by teens participating in a social service program for youth and to evaluate their integration in school, after entering the world of work. Methods: A descriptive, quantitative study, conducted together with a program of support and care for young people, by means of which 437 young workers were interviewed. Results: The majority were male (54 per cent), with a mean age of 16 years, attending high school, working as office boys (36.4 per cent), administrative assistants (25.4 per cent), receptionists (16.0 per cent) and parking lot attendants ( ... Show more
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Published: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Departamento de Enfermagem da Escola Paulista de Medicina, 2012
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