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ERIC Number: ED388851
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 31
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Los Angeles Area Business/Education Partnership. A Study of the Impact of a Community Based School to Work Program for High Risk Youth.
Adler, Laurel; And Others
The Los Angeles Area Business/Education Partnership provides numerous services designed to encourage youths who have been identified as being at high risk of dropping out of school to complete high school and continue in a formal postsecondary education program. Among the services offered by the partnership are the following: clustered instruction; adaptive curriculum; articulated curriculum; cooperative learning programs with business/industry and colleges/universities; vocational assessment; career guidance/exploration; individualized academic remediation; personalized job-specific skills training/development using a combination of classroom- and business-based instruction; specialized tutoring; job coaching; and supportive services. The partnership is operated by the East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program, a publicly funded vocational training agency consisting of 7 school districts, 4 community colleges, 3 California State University campuses, 200 businesses, and 40 community-based organizations. Sixty-five percent of program participants are members of ethnic minorities. Data from a statistical analysis of participants' and nonparticipants' school records and follow-up interviews with former program participants and representatives of businesses participating in the program as partners and/or training sites have confirmed the program's high effectiveness. (Contains 26 references. Appended are the following: follow-up survey/evaluation instruments; information about selected educational partners; and a list of awards/recognition earned by the program.) (MN)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A