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Reller, Dorothy J. – 1987
The Peninsula Academies Program is a three-year high school program designed to provide at-risk students with the motivation to graduate from high school with skills relevant to future employment. The program combines a full schedule of academic and technical courses with "employability" training in a school-within-a-school setting.…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Education Work Relationship, High Risk Students, High School Graduates
Urquiola, Miguel; Stern, David; Horn, Ilana; Dornsife, Carolyn; Chi, Bernadette; Williams, Lea; Merritt, Donna; Hughes, Katherine; Bailey, Thomas – 1997
This report, which is directed toward policymakers, educators, employers, researchers, and others interested in the school-to-work (STW) movement, synthesizes literature on the development and effectiveness of STW programs since 1993. Part I provides an overview of the STW movement and examines the effectiveness of STW efforts in terms of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Coordination
Golding, Barry; Davies, Merryn; Volkoff, Veronica – 2001
The volume and scope of research into adult and community education (ACE) in Australia have increased significantly over the past decade. Studies designed to map, reevaluate, showcase, and promote ACE have been funded by Australia's federal and state governments and by bodies such as Adult Learning Australia. Practitioner-generated research has…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning