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Download full textOwens, Tom – 1981
Research on the effectiveness of career exploration as viewed by 1100 senior high school students involved in Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) projects in 16 states is reviewed. Results suggest that the learning potential of community experience can be improved in the following six ways: (1) offering challenging work; (2) selecting…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Experiential Learning, High Schools, Literature Reviews
Stasz, Cathleen; Kaganoff, Tessa – Centerfocus, 1998
A study adopted a sociocultural perspective to examine work-based learning (WBL) in different types of programs in Los Angeles that served similar populations of mostly minority students. The programs were a transportation career academy, a medical magnet high school, and a school-based enterprise. To understand workplaces as learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Quality
Cohen, Marie – Issue Notes, 1998
This publication, one of a series designed to help policymakers and TANF [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families] agency personnel, offers an overview of programs providing publicly funded paid jobs in the public or nonprofit sector to TANF recipients, as well as of work experience programs in which recipients receive welfare payment in return…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Compliance (Legal), Demonstration Programs
Wasson, Louise E., Ed.; Miguel, Richard J. – 1978
This primer provides resources for individuals seeking exemplary programs and effective policy in the field of experiential education. The first of three parts presents a descriptive overview of programs catalogued under the rubric of experiential learning. These include cooperative vocational education; employment, training, and education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs
Friedman, Pamela – Issue Notes, 1999
This document explains how community work experience programs (CWEP) and publicly funded jobs (PFJ) can be used to help hard-to-serve welfare recipients meet the work requirements imposed by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The document begins with a brief overview of available options for helping hard-to-serve welfare…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Disabilities, Eligibility
Kramer, Fredrica – Issue Notes, 1998
This document examines strategies for promoting job retention and career advancement for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The document begins by considering the problems faced by less-skilled TANF recipients in finding, retaining, and advancing in jobs. Section 2 examines the following policy issues: (1) the aims of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
