ERIC Number: ED384725
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 66
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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A Guide to Work-Based Learning Programs: Part II--Career Exposure. First Edition.
Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, MI.
This guide, which is one of a series of three guides designed to provide state and local leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders with information about the work-based learning component of the School to Work Opportunities Act, deals with career exposure. The introduction traces the history of school-to-work initiatives, lists components of successful programs, and explains the guide's purpose and use. Discussed in the remaining six chapters are the following: the school-based learning component of school-to-work programs, career exploration programs, service learning, school-based enterprises, career internships, and career academies. Each chapter contains an overview of the program followed by: a description of the program type; participant outcomes; required design criteria; benefits to students, employers, and schools; keys to successful programs; credentials earned through the program; and related resource materials. Throughout the guide, special attention is given to Michigan work-based learning programs and related resource materials and resource organizations. Contains 21 references and a glossary. (MN)
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Exploration, Credentials, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Legislation, Educational Objectives, Federal Legislation, Internship Programs, Outcomes of Education, Program Guides, Program Implementation, Secondary Education, Service Learning, State Legislation, Statewide Planning, Success, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs
Michigan Center for Career and Technical Education, Michigan State University, 230 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Office of Career and Technical Education.
Authoring Institution: Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, MI.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: School to Work Opportunities Act 1994
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A