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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Supporting Vocationally Oriented Learning in the High School Years: Rationale, Tasks, Challenges
Halpern, Robert
New Directions for Youth Development, n134 p85-106 Sum 2012
This article highlights the limitations of our current educational system in terms of vocational learning and highlights the role that vocational learning can play in supporting youth development and improving youth outcomes. It discusses the role that nonschool settings can play in supporting vocational learning and suggests strategies to improve our in-school and out-of-school systems to build a more coherent whole that promotes youth development across various settings.
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High Schools, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, Adolescent Development, Role of Education, Nonschool Educational Programs, Career Choice
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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