Schools and Workplaces: Partners in the Transition.

Hamilton, Stephen F.; Hamilton, Mary Agnes

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ERIC Number: EJ500486

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Publication Date: 1994

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Schools and Workplaces: Partners in the Transition.

Hamilton, Stephen F.; Hamilton, Mary Agnes

Theory into Practice, v33 n4 p242-48 Fall 1994

Youth apprenticeship is the ultimate school-business partnership. The article explains youth apprenticeship, then describes the Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project, which created a school-to-work transition system. The program combines two years of high school and two years of postsecondary technical education to students who probably would not enroll in college. (SM)

Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, High School Graduates, High School Students, Parent Participation, Partnerships in Education, Postsecondary Education, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education, Technical Education, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue title: "Business and the Schools: Redefining the Relationship."