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Download full textAllegheny Conference on Community Development, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1984
This handbook is intended to help communities (particularly, but not exclusively, in Pennsylvania) develop adopt-a-school partnerships between local schools and businesses. Advantages of partnerships for both schools and their potential business partner are reviewed, and brief profiles of possible cooperative projects (many of which have already…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedWork, Jane M. – Workplace Education, 1984
The National Association of Manufacturers urges states, major metropolitan cities, or regional labor market areas to have a full-time, paid industry-education coordinator on the school staff. The coordinator should be responsible for conducting needs assessments among both teachers and members of the business-industry community and implementing…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Smith, R. C. – 1983
This study argues that school-to-work programs should be institutionalized in the schools to provide assistance to students without vocational education, who are not headed for college. Such students, it is asserted, are often disadvantaged, minority, and otherwise underserved youth. The report examines the issue of "school-to-work"…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Germanna Community Coll., Locust Grove, VA. – 1989
In 1989, Germanna Community College (GCC) developed this comprehensive master plan to strengthen its planning process. Part I provides an overview of the development of the master plan, the mission statement of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), and the mission and purpose statements of GCC. Part II summarizes demographic trends based…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Demography
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1997
As year 4 of a 7-year initiative to implement the School-to-Work (STW) Opportunities Act begins, 37 states have received implementation grants and 105 direct federally-funded and over 900 state-funded local partnerships exist. In 1997, technical assistance is available to any of the remaining 13 states ready for full-scale implementation. Notable…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Education, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1988
Missouri's vocational education delivery system involves 478 public school districts, institutions of higher education, and state agencies. The system' 445 comprehensive high school districts include 52 area vocational schools, 12 community/junior colleges, 1 adult technical college, 9 colleges and universities, and 2 state agencies. A system of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Delivery Systems
