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Raby, Marilyn – 1990
The California Partnership Academies Program is a highly successful school/business collaboration that allows students who are at risk of not graduating from high school to see clearly the connection between school and the workplace. The following key components are discussed: (1) an at-risk student population made up largely of the educationally…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Goldberger, Susan; And Others – 1994
This technical assistance guide is written to help practitioners and policymakers involve large numbers of employers in providing high quality learning experiences in the workplace. Section I discusses the challenge of the school-to-work transition and guiding principles for new efforts. Section II focuses on strategies for recruiting and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employers
Hutcheson, Polly, Ed. – 1999
This report highlights the various strategies used to relate cooperative education (CE) work experience to students' academic programs by profiling 17 colleges and universities that are members of the National Commission for Cooperative Education's College Partner Program. Each profile includes a brief statement from the institution's president;…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Pierce, David R. – 1995
Historically, community colleges have sought to serve the needs of and expand opportunities for the nation's veterans. Some attributes that make community colleges user-friendly for veterans are low tuition; alternative delivery systems, such as telecommunications and other forms of distance learning; occupational courses linked to the immediate…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Cooperative Programs
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1984
An independent evaluation of the Career Explorations program found it to be worthy of both continuation and replication. Career Explorations is a summer youth program operated by Hunter College (New York) in cooperation with The Coalition of 100 Black Women, and supported by The Commonwealth Fund. Its aim is to help minority New York City high…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Cooperative Programs, Educational Opportunities
Smith, Thomas J.; And Others – 1988
This guide to youth unemployment problems is based on the belief that a comprehensive system of program initiatives offers the best solutions. The principal focus is on vocationally at-risk youth. The first chapter defines and describes the target group, and outlines needs and appropriate responses. The second section describes the following eight…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged
Gray, Maryann J.; Ondaatje, Elizabeth H.; Zakaras, Laura – 1999
As mandated by the U.S. Congress, this report evaluates the Learn and Serve America program's effects on higher education students (service providers), service recipients, and higher education institutions, and assesses the program's return on investment. An introduction summarizes the policy debate and reviews the study objectives and approach.…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Involvement, Community Services, Cooperative Programs
Kecht, Maria-Regina; Long, Richard P. – 1996
This final report describes a project at the University of Connecticut-Storrs, begun in 1993, to create a 5-year interdisciplinary, undergraduate, double-degree program, combining a bachelor of science in engineering with a bachelor of arts in German. The program, called Eurotech, is intended to provide students with practical, integrated foreign…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support