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Hughes, Katherine L.; Karp, Melinda Mechur; Orr, Margaret Terry – Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2002
Data from 192 employers and 10 high schools participating in the National Academy Foundation's (NAF) career academies program reveal the benefits of employer participation and incentives and disincentives to their involvement. Findings demonstrate factors that bolster sustained employer involvement, including industry-specific support and NAF's…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, High Schools
Download full textHughes, Katherine L. – 1998
Since the School-to-Work Opportunities Act was passed in 1994, there has been debate over whether sufficient numbers of employers can be recruited, in order to create a national school-to-work system with the substantial work-based learning component the legislation calls for. Recent research on the question has had mixed results. In order to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Hughes, Katherine L.; Bailey, Thomas R.; Mechur, Melinda J. – 2001
A literature review of 132 studies of School-to-Work programs and consultations with the staff of the National School-to-Work Office, researchers, and practitioners in the field drew conclusions about the effectiveness of the School-to-Work initiative. Some of the study's conclusions were the following: (1) School-to-Work students maintain good…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Preparation, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship
