Toward an Integrated Framework of Education and Work Readiness

It is important not only to identify factors within each broad domain that are important for success  but also to understand how these factors work together across domains to jointly influence  education and work readiness and success. In this section, we discuss the interrelation of these  broad domains to influence on education and work readiness and success. A holistic model of education and work success requires specification of the theoretical and empirical relationships  among these broad domains. Although much work is left to be done, extant research and theory have identified points at which the constructs located in the core academic skills, cross-cutting  capabilities, behavioral skills, and education and career navigation skills domains are related  to each other, as well as points at which they have potential to be complementary. Most of the  relevant research and theory has focused on individual differences or traits such as cognitive ability,  personality, and interests rather than behaviors and skills.