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A Comparative Study of Cooperative Education and Work-Integrated Learning in Germany, South Africa, and Namibia
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Reinhard, Karin; Pogrzeba, Anna; Townsend, Rosemary; Pop, Carver Albertus – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2016
The Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University was the first higher education institution in Germany to combine on-the-job training and academic studies. The study model integrates theory and practice, both being components of cooperative education. The success of this university is based on its cooperation with over 10,000 companies.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Cooperative Education, On the Job Training
Employer Incentives to Participate in a Comprehensive School-to-Work Transition Program.
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Klein, Steven G. – 1994
This report evaluated economic incentives for employer participation in a comprehensive school-to-work (STW) initiative. In general, the business, economic, and educational literature emphasizes quantifying the fiscal benefits of employer-sponsored training, although only qualitative outcomes are available for some programs. The literature…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
Who Gets the Job? Youth Training Scheme. Core Exemplar Work Based Project.
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1984
This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students trace one job application through to completion in order to understand the job application process and to appreciate how hiring decisions are made. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum
What's the Flexitime? Youth Training Scheme. Core Exemplar Work Based Project.
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1984
This trainer's guide is intended to assist supervisors of work-based career training projects in helping students understand the advantages and disadvantages of flexitime as opposed to other methods of timekeeping and explore the criteria for determining wages. The guide is one in a series of core curriculum modules that is intended for use in…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Business Education, Career Education, Competency Based Education
Connecting Work and School: A Statewide Study of Employer Participation in Florida School-to-Work Initiatives.
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Haley, Mary – 2001
A study assessed the characteristics and practices of employers participating in Florida school-to-work (STW) initiatives, the factors influencing their participation, and the quality and value of their partnerships with schools. Data were gathered through a statewide mail survey of a random sample of employers drawn from more than 15,000 Florida…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Policy Considerations for Employers in Work Exploration and Experience Programs. Key Findings and Policy Recommendations.
Work in America Inst., Scarsdale, NY. – 1978
A study of high school work experience programs was designed to explore the work environment in regard to employer policies, practices, processes and program ingredients to gauge their impact on high school student workers during the school-to-work transition. Two work experience programs were analyzed (North Terrytown, New York, and in Newark,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Case Studies, Cooperative Education