Stern, D., Finkelstein, N., Stone, J. R., III, Latting, J., & Dornsife, C. (1994). Research on School-to-Work Programs in the United States (MDS-771). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figures

1. Approximate Relative Frequency of Features in School-to-Work Programs
2. Mean Grade Point Average by Mean Hours Worked per Week During Senior Year, NCRVE Survey
3. Features of a Two-Year College Career Guidance System
4. Examples of Programs Integrating Vocational and Academic Education
5. The Evolution of Tech Prep Programs: Development Stages of Program Components

Tables

1. Percentage of Workers with 0-4 Years Tenure, U.S. and Six Other Countries
2. Weighted Percentage of Secondary Schools Reporting Specified Features of School-to-Work Programs
3. Mean GPA and Mean Hours Worked per Week During Senior Year, NCRVE Survey
4. Percentage of NCRVE Seniors from the Classes of 1989 and 1990 Participating in Specified Activities in Spring 1992, by Type of Work Experience During Senior Year
5. Type of Postsecondary School Attended by NCRVE Seniors from the Classes of 1989 and 1990, by Type of Work Experience During Senior Year
6. Regression for Hourly Wage in 1992, NCRVE Seniors from Classes of 1989 and 1990
7. Guidance, Counseling, and Job Placement Services Provided by Secondary Schools to Special Populations Enrolled in Vocational Education: Percentages
8. Prevalence of School-to-Work Programs in Two-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions
9. Differences Between Job Perceptions of Co-Op and Non-Co-Op Students in Two-Year Colleges
10. Guidance, Counseling, and Job Placement Services Provided by Two-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions to Special Populations Enrolled in Occupational/Technical Programs: Percentages
11. Role of Agencies or Individuals in Finding Training-Related Jobs for Occupational/Technical Program Graduates from Two-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions: Percentages
12. Principles of Technology, Pretest and Posttest Scores, Units 1-10
13. Means (and Standard Deviations) of California Achievement Test (CAT) Scale Score: Pretest, Posttest, and Gains for COFFEE Students in Three Years
14. Percentage of COFFEE Students Increasing Their Percentile Rankings from Pre- to Posttest
15. Mean (and Standard Deviation of Attendance): Days Present for COFFEE Students Before and During the Program (Maximum = 180 Days)
16. Project COFFEE Graduate Employment/Placement Statistics
17. Evaluation of Dropout Prevention and Reentering Demonstration Projects in Vocational Education: Summary of Findings, School Year 1989-1990
18. Effect of Career Magnets on Ninth-Grade Student Outcomes: Analysis of Variance of All Career Magnet Programs
19. Effect of Career Magnets on Ninth-Grade Student Outcomes: Analysis of Variance in Total Career Magnet Programs
20. Effect of Career Magnets on Ninth-Grade Student Outcomes: Analysis of Variance in Comprehensive and Vocational Schools
21. Cumulative Percentages of Known and Probable Dropouts from California Career Academies and Comparison Groups, by Cohort
22. Point Estimates of Increment in Annual Earnings Resulting from Two-Year College, Compared to High School Graduates
23. Point Estimates of Increment in Annual Earnings Resulting from Proprietary Vocational Schools, Compared to High School Graduates
24. Initial Implementation of Tech Prep: Components Completed
25. Components in Tech Prep Planning Stage
26. Most Important Barriers to Tech Prep Implementation
27. Least Important Barriers to Tech Prep Implementation
28. Hillsboro High School: 2 + 2 Sequences of Classes (Tech Prep Associate's Degree in Accounting)
29. Point Estimates of Increment in Annual Earnings Resulting from Programs for Out-of-School Youth

Stern, D., Finkelstein, N., Stone, J. R., III, Latting, J., & Dornsife, C. (1994). Research on School-to-Work Programs in the United States (MDS-771). Berkeley: National Center for Research in Vocational Education, University of California.