Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ615820
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Manufacturing and Production Technician Youth Apprenticeship Program: A Partnership.
Kenney, Lawrence M.; Collet-Klingenberg, Lana
Peabody Journal of Education, v75 n3 p51-63 2000
Describes a university/high school/manufacturing company collaboration that offers alternative education to at-risk students. Students spend 20 hours per week as apprentices and 20 hours in the classroom at the manufacturing site, receiving pay for hours. After 2 successful years, they earn a high school diploma and have useful skills, improved behavior, and academic qualifications for higher education. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Apprenticeships, College School Cooperation, Curriculum, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, High School Students, Higher Education, Manufacturing Industry, Mentors, Nontraditional Education, Partnerships in Education, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education, Trade and Industrial Education, Work Experience Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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