, or as a trap, has tended to focus on transitions rather than longer-run pathways. This approach cannot accurately … identify indirect pathways from contingent to permanent employment, and nor can it identify 'trap' pathways involving short … Australian, evidence for the co-existence of pathways that correspond to 'bridge' and 'trap' characterisations of contingent …

In this paper we estimate the impacts of the "pathways" chosen by community college students - in terms of desired …-informed choices, and the impacts of choices on outcomes. We find that several characteristics of chosen pathways, such as field of … study and desired credential as well as early "momentum," affect outcomes. Student choices of pathways are not always driven …

paper focuses on providing an objective strategic pathways and regulatory choices that can serve as a starting point for …