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Download full textOhio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1981
This document presents five winning entries in the second annual competition for papers reporting research and policy studies on the topic of youth employability. In their paper entitled "The Impact of Employment and Training Programs on the Work Attitudes of Disadvantaged Youth," Michael Forcier and Andrew Hahn review and synthesize the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Potential
Stern, David; Dayton, Charles; Lenz, Robert; Tidyman, Susan – 2001
This document presents four case studies illustrating how selected high schools from across the country have implemented the career academy model schoolwide. The case studies profile the career academies of the following schools: (1) Ben Franklin High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); (2) Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California); (3) South…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Check Lists, College Preparation, Curriculum
Kim, Kwang; Creighton, Sean – 2000
The 1999 National Household Education Survey (NHES) was a random-digit-dialed telephone survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the 50 states and District of Columbia. Respondents were asked about their participation in the following six types of adult education (AE): (1) English as a second language; (2) adult basic education,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
California Univ., Berkeley. Career Academy Support Network. – 2002
This document presents guidelines and resource materials to assist individuals in planning career academies. Chapter 1 defines career academies as programs designed around the following key elements: (1) development and cultivation of a small learning community; (2) a college preparatory curriculum with a career theme; and (3) partnerships with…
Descriptors: Career Academies, College Preparation, Conferences, Definitions
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1997
This document is intended to provide New York schools, business/industry representatives, and others with resources to develop or further refine work-based learning (WBL) strategies or components. Section 1 presents background information on the following topics: (1) the scope of WBL; (2) foundations for the development of WBL; (3) categories of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Misko, Josie – 2000
This booklet, which is intended for individuals responsible for organizing student placements in work experience programs in Australia, provides an overview of the basic issues regarding work experience programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the 14 sections: (1) understanding the characteristics and purposes of industry…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Budgets, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Planning
Joseph, Ken; Nelson, Victoria; Hayes, Stacey – 1997
This document is intended to assist health care organizations in designing and implementing a school-to-career (STC) initiative within their organization. Section 1 presents an overview of STC that discusses the following topics: skills needed by the health care industry's future workforce; the definition of STC; special needs of the health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
