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Download full textSchoenlein, James J. – 1994
The effectiveness of a secondary alternative school for at-risk students was studied with respect to the development and implementation of certain components that are generally thought to be critical to the success of at-risk education. The Hamilton Optional Program for Education (HOPE) school of Hamilton (Ohio) was the study site. Twenty percent…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
Consortium for Policy Research in Education, Philadelphia, PA. – 1997
In summer 1997, the National Employer Survey (NES-II) was administered as a telephone survey to 6,971 private employers with more than 20 employees. The response rate was 78%. Two versions of the survey--one for manufacturing establishments and one for nonmanufacturing industries--were used. According to the NES-II, roughly 25% of establishments…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Bishop, John; And Others – 1985
The high school/student qualities that lead to a more successful school-to-work transition were investigated. The project identified features of the high school experience correlated with initial labor market success/failure of young workers and determined if the conditions of a successful transition have changed in the last decade. Data for the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
King, Donald A.; Thorne, Nancy R. – 1977
This is the third in a series of reports concerning data collection activities on the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Data collection activities included: (1) mailing a newsletter and address verification or correction postcard, followed by questionnaire packets, including a $3.00 incentive payment, and followup…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Family Status, Followup Studies
Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA. – 1998
ProTech is the Boston Public Schools' longest-standing and most developed school-to-career (STC) initiative. It is a collaboration of the Boston Public Schools, 75 employers, and the Boston Private Industry Council. ProTech combines rigorous academic instruction, a sequence of worksite learning experiences in seven major industrial clusters for…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Blacks, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Wills, Joan L., Ed. – 1998
This document contains background information on the school-to-work (STW) movement and 20 essays written by employers and intermediaries involved in STW program planning and implementation. Four points are highlighted: (1) it takes time to assemble an STW system; (2) the number of students participating in structured work-based learning remains…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
