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Download full textEngmark, Jill; Vandegrift, Judith A. – 1997
A study explored the issue of fiscal agency and its relationship to planning and implementing school-to-work (STW) systems to inform stakeholders in Arizona's emerging STW system about other states' experiences. A review of the STW Internet Gateway yielded a subset of states based on factors such as their history in implementing STW and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Adelman, Nancy E. – 1995
Three pieces of education legislation that the federal government enacted in 1994 are interlocking and designed to support a systemic approach to state and local educational improvement. The Goals 2000: Educate America Act, School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA), and Improving America's Schools Act (IASA) offer an opportunity to move from a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Equity Issues, 1996
This document contains information about the implications of the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) for gender equity in Ohio vocational education programs. Presented first are selected statistics and Congressional findings regarding the following: the disparity between the current enrollment patterns and educational/career plans of…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Engmark, Jill – 1997
Most of Arizona's 13 state-funded school-to-work (STW) partnerships are serving out-of-school youth through existing programs within their boundaries. The programs typically fall under the jurisdiction of educational institutions, training institutions, business and labor organizations, and other organizations. The most common approach to serving…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Out of School Youth, Postsecondary Education
State Univ. Education Deans, OH. – 1999
This document presents a description, or framework, that can serve as a guide at both the macro and micro levels so colleges and universities in Ohio can and will integrate school-to-work (STW) into their teacher preparation programs. The framework provides platforms for discussion that prompt and necessitate each institution to examine and change…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Vandegrift, Judith A.; Larson, Elizabeth Hunt – 1997
A survey ascertained whether Arizona seventh-grade students perceived themselves to have participated in and benefited from career awareness, exploration, and counseling activities. In total, 2,349 seventh-grade students participated in the survey administered in spring 1997 after one full year of school-to-work (STW) regional funding. Students…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship
The School to Work Opportunities Act: An Analysis of Selected States' Initial Efforts. Final Report.
Morrissey, Patricia; Hicks, Joy – 1995
This report of a survey of eight states which implemented the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) provides information on provisions in the state plans, the extent to which special educators participate in planning and implementation efforts, and how the needs of students with disabilities have been addressed. An overview is provided of the…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation
Gifford, Bev – 1994
This report examines the provisions of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act and describes the steps that have been taken thus far to establish an Ohio system. It discusses the general features that must be included in Ohio's school-to-work system and the strategies around which Ohio's school-to-work plans are being structured. Recommendations are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs
Vandegrift, Judith A.; Wright, Joel – 1997
A baseline study of Arizona public school counselors ascertained the amount of time they spent individually with students and the nature of the counseling provided; it also measured their opinions and attitudes toward school-to-work (STW). Surveys were mailed to every Arizona high school and junior high/middle school, a random sample of elementary…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role, Education Work Relationship
Granello, Darcy Haag – 2000
Year 2 (1998-99) of Ohio's School-to-Work (STW) system focused on continuing to get information out to practicing school counselors through workshops, articles, and modules and on helping counselor educators understand STW so they could infuse STW into their training programs for preservice school counselors. A multi-university work team, together…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counselor Educators, Counselor Supervision, Counselor Training
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
Reisner, Elizabeth R.; And Others – 1995
A study obtained early information on the effects of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 on states' efforts to develop and implement effective systems of school-to-work transition. Systems in eight states were studied: California, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. State leaders understood the need…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Development, Federal Aid
Hershey, Alan; Rosenberg, Linda – 1996
One-hour telephone discussions with state school-to-work (STW) directors provided information on STW state governance, partnership formation and funding, and implementation progress in 27 states. The most obvious difference in structures at the state level for implementing STW was whether STW responsibilities were assigned to a governing entity…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1995
In 1994, Alaska began the process of using its grant funds from the National School-to-Work Opportunities Act to design a school-to-work system to meet the following objectives: obtain commitment and involvement from Alaska's governor and officials involved in human resource development; develop an implementation plan for a statewide system to…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities
Holdsworth, Tom; Schreiber, Ann – 1995
Initiatives to improve vocational education--such as tech prep, the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA), and Goals 2000: Educate America Act--are full of promise. Case studies prepared by the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America illustrate the potential of these initiatives. Massachusetts and Wisconsin are two recipients of federal STWOA…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Case Studies
