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Section B Nature and Extent of Part-Time Employment
Structure of Section B
B.1 A primary aim of this research is to provide a picture of the nature and extent of school pupils' part-time employment throughout Scotland. The material in this section of the report addresses this. However, it goes further and develops our understanding of which pupils are likely to work; which pupils work in specific types of jobs and who is most likely to work the longest hours.
B.2 In chapters 3 and 4 we focus on the data from the national survey of pupils to outline the extent to which school pupils are involved in part-time employment. In chapter 3 we describe the features of those who do and do not have part-time work and consider the link between pupils' employment status and a range of key factors such as socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity and attitudes toward school and enterprise. In chapter 4 we apply statistical modelling techniques to identify the key variables that predict which pupils do, and which do not, engage in part-time work.
B.3 Chapter 5 considers the reasons why pupils take up part-time jobs, and the relative importance of different reasons for working or not and for giving up work. This chapter considers such factors as the importance of money, independence and career/employment related reasons for working. Chapter 6 considers issues including the jobs, sectors, hours and timing of pupils' part-time work and covers how pupils found their jobs and the conditions under which they worked, for example their wages. It also considers the extent to which pupils under 16 had a permit to work. Chapter 7 uses statistical modelling to predict the number of hours worked by pupils, an issue relevant to many educationalists concerned about possible impact of working hours on school work.
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