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Seegrist, Ruth – American School Board Journal, 1986
Philadelphia's public schools and local businesses have jointly sponsored job training academies for "high risk" inner city high school students since the late 1960s. Career-focused and committed, the program has expanded successfully. (CJH)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Training
Evans, Robert, Jr. – 1986
This analysis originally prepared for the Japan Study Meeting, held November 1985, compares high school graduates in the United States and Japan who will not attend college, and includes directions of vocational training in both countries. Vocational training in the United States involves five areas: secondary schools, post-secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Job Skills, Job Training