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Fighting High School Senior Slump: The Spread of an Alternative Senior Program.

Wade, Taron – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999

At several New York State high schools, seniors hold internships in architectural firms, Planned Parenthood, dentists' offices, and television and radio stations. Some make documentaries or pursue independent study in various subjects. These opportunities arise through a program (WISE) allowing second-semester seniors to design and complete their…

Descriptors: High School Seniors, High Schools, Independent Study, Internship Programs

Integrating Vocational and Academic Studies: What Three High Schools in Delaware Are Doing. High Schools That Work.

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Scarbrough, Mary An; Sullivan, Margaret, Ed. – 1995

The New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District in Wilmington, Delaware, has made great strides in integrating academic and vocational studies by adopting a "project" approach to integrated learning. Students at the district's high schools are involved in a variety of real-life projects aimed at advancing technical knowledge…

Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Case Studies

Best Practices, 1999-2000.

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North Carolina Community Coll. System, Raleigh. – 2001

This report contains descriptions of 34 best practices of North Carolina high school/community college Tech Prep (TP) consortia from a 2000 review. All consortia were allowed to choose their best effort or accomplishment completed or in operation at the end of 1999-2000. Among the practices described were: a comprehensive career development…

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Apprenticeships, Basic Skills, Career Academies