Homegrown Lessons: Innovative Programs Linking School and Work / Edition 1

by Edward Pauly, Hilary Kopp, Joshua Haimson

Overview

Sponsored by Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation

Looks at a wide array of the most promising school-to-work efforts and offers practical insights for both educators and employers on how to make these programs more effective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787900748
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/14/1995
Series:	Jossey-Bass Education Series
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.36(w) x 9.59(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

EDWARD PAULY is senior education researcher for the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC), where he was the principal investigator for MDRC's three-year School-to-Work Transition Project. Pauly is the author of The Classroom Crucible (1991). HILARY KOPP was a staff member of MDRC's School-to-Work Transition Project. JOSHUA HAIMSON was a staff member of MDRC's School-to-Work Transition Project.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Preparing Students for the Future
2. Planning and Developing School-to-Work Programs
3. Targeting, Recruiting, and Selecting Students
4. How School-to-Work Programs Make a Difference
5. Expanding the Involvement of Local Employers
6. Overcoming Implementation Challenges
7. Conclusion: Recommendations for Policy and Practice