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Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1996
This report contains 17 profiles that illustrate the successful strategies, environments, and activities taking place within the School to Work/Vocational Technical Education arena in Arizona. (Currently, there are 130,908 students in 251 schools in the state participating in these programs.) The profiles include many types of activities, from a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Larson, Elizabeth Hunt; Vandegrift, Judith A. – 1997
A survey assessed the extent to which Arizona 10th-grade students selected career majors, planned a course of study for high school and beyond, and received adult guidance related to careers through the school. In total, 2,131 tenth grade students participated in the survey administered in spring 1997 after one full year of school-to-work (STW)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning, Education Work Relationship
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Vocational Technical Education. – 1997
This guide was developed to help school teachers and administrators in Arizona to create work-based learning experiences and to serve as a reference for implementing work-based learning activities. The book offers step-by-step guidelines and sample forms from Arizona and across the United States as well as ideas for program improvement and legal…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. School To Work Div. – 1998
This document profiles learning environments, educational strategies, and learning activities taking place across Arizona within the scope of school-to-work and vocational-technical education. The 33 institutions profiled include public, charter, and private elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as a vocational-technical center. Funding…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Exploration, Charter Schools, Education Work Relationship
Peterson, Patricia; Ellsworth, J'Anne; Penny, Dave – 2003
The Continental Project is a school-to-work transition program for students with disabilities. The 6-year old program, which is located at a country club and golf course, serves more than 20 students per year and has successfully transitioned 45 young adults with moderate to severe handicaps into the workforce. The program is a cooperative effort…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs