ERIC Number: ED388851
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 31
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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)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Community Programs, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Followup Studies, High Risk Students, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Job Training, Outcomes of Education, Partnerships in Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, Public Agencies, Questionnaires, Records (Forms), Remedial Instruction, School Business Relationship, Transitional Programs, Tutoring, Vocational Education, Work Experience Programs, Youth Employment, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles)
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