School to Work, College and Career: A Review of Policy, Practice, and Results 1993-1997
M. Urquiola, D. Stern, I. Horn, C. Dornsife, B. Chi, L. Williams, D. Merritt, K. Hughes, T. Bailey
This comprehensive report synthesizes the literature on school-to-work
programs since 1993, the last year NCRVE published a review of that
literature. School to Work, College and Career describes the following:
- the origins of the school-to-work movement
- the influence of government- or foundation-sponsored network-building efforts
- the state of implementation in several dimensions, including integrated curriculum; secondary-postsecondary links; work-based learning; employer participation; and serving out-of-school youth
- the evidence about the effects of school-to-work on students
- controversies about the movement
The authors make it clear that school-to-work, far from being a unitary
concept, is a term that stands for a set of complex and varied initiatives.
School to Work, College and Career portrays the school-to-work movement in
all its diversity, successes, and ongoing struggles. Policymakers,
educators, employers, and researchers involved with school-to-work will
find the report a rich source of information.
MDS-1144 / December 1997
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