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Download full textEducation Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA. Women's Educational Equity Act Dissemination Center. – 1997
This starter kit is a resource for state and local school-to-work (STW) directors, educators, parents, students, business and community, and economic development organizations serving all students through STW. The kit begins with four articles: "STW and Gender Equity: Opportunity for or Barrier to Economic Parity?" (Katherine Hanson, Joyce…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Check Lists, Cross Cultural Training, Disabilities
Nachtrieb, Paula; Vore, Stacey – 1999
This handbook provides information, strategies, and techniques for developing and implementing successful work-based learning experiences. It is divided into five sections, each with 1-5 chapters that cover specific topics in detail. Section I, "What is Work-Based Learning?," considers what work-based learning is; presents a work-based…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development
Vujovich, Lisa – 1999
This document presents materials to assist individuals responsible for coordinating mentor programs at career academies and materials to assist mentors. Section 1, which is addressed to coordinators, contains guidelines pertaining to the following aspects of planning and implementing mentor programs: policies and procedures; budgeting and funding;…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Education, Career Exploration, College Preparation
Joseph, Ken; Nelson, Victoria; Hayes, Stacey – 1997
This document is intended to assist health care organizations in designing and implementing a school-to-career (STC) initiative within their organization. Section 1 presents an overview of STC that discusses the following topics: skills needed by the health care industry's future workforce; the definition of STC; special needs of the health care…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
National Youth Employment Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1998
This document consists of descriptions of 43 effective youth employment initiatives that were identified by the Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet), a project of the National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC). The document begins with an explanation of the five broad categories of criteria used to select the programs (purpose and…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2000
This document is intended to serve as a resource for the implementation of Wisconsin's Cooperative Education Skill Standards Certificate Program. Following an introduction there is an overview of the program, school district eligibility requirements, local partner responsibilities, and factors that may present barriers to program implementation. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Rating, Administrator Guides
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 2000
This document is intended to help practitioners plan and implement activities for observance of Career Development Month in Illinois. Part 1 examines the following topics: the definitions of career development and education-to-careers; the rationale for devoting a month to career development; a career framework; and suggested Career Development…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education), Career Development
