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Raby, Marilyn – 1990
The California Partnership Academies Program is a highly successful school/business collaboration that allows students who are at risk of not graduating from high school to see clearly the connection between school and the workplace. The following key components are discussed: (1) an at-risk student population made up largely of the educationally…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. – 1983
The subject of this hearing was the partnership between the District of Columbia's public schools and several private companies. This partnership resulted in the establishment of a school curriculum giving high school students exposure to specific career training and also orientation to the workplace. The training was in the fields of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Development, Career Education, Employment Opportunities
Hutcheson, Polly, Ed. – 1999
This report highlights the various strategies used to relate cooperative education (CE) work experience to students' academic programs by profiling 17 colleges and universities that are members of the National Commission for Cooperative Education's College Partner Program. Each profile includes a brief statement from the institution's president;…
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Johnson, Terry; Gritz, Mark; Jackson, Russell; Burghardt, John; Boussy, Carol; Leonard, Jan; Orians, Carlyn – 1999
This report presents results of a process analysis that describes and documents Job Corps services and operations. Chapter one provides overviews of Job Corps, the national Job Corps study, and the process analysis. Chapter two describes the administrative structure of Job Corps and presents data on the geographic distribution and characteristics…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Education, Career Exploration, Disadvantaged