"Not for MY Child." School-to-Work Faces a Growing Backlash from Nervous Parents.

Vo, Chuong-Dai

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ERIC Number: EJ535320

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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"Not for MY Child." School-to-Work Faces a Growing Backlash from Nervous Parents.

Vo, Chuong-Dai

Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, v71 n9 p20-23 Jan 1997

Reports on parental concerns and misconceptions regarding the federal school-to-work initiative, such as the following: it is too soon for students to select career paths; the government is infringing on local autonomy; college is the best path; and it is an adaptation of a socialist model. (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Government Role, Parent Attitudes, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: School to Work Opportunities Act 1994

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