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Direct linkDall'Alba, Gloria; Sandberg, Jorgen – Review of Educational Research, 2006
In research across professions, the development of professional skill traditionally was seen as a process of accumulation of knowledge and skills, promoted by practical experience. More recently, this view has been modified to incorporate skillful know-how that is progressively acquired by passing through developmental stages, such as novice,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Developmental Stages, Professional Education, Professional Development
Download full textNational School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1996
This bulletin focuses on workplace mentors for all students involved in work-based learning as required in the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. It reviews these key issues that should be addressed in developing an effective mentoring component in a school-to-work system: a recruitment plan for mentors; eligibility screening for mentors and…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Mentors, Modeling (Psychology)
Peer reviewedSwanson, Jane L.; Fouad, Nadya A. – Career Development Quarterly, 1999
Describes potential contributions of theories of person-environment fit to understanding of the transition from school to work. Provides specific implications for integrating these concepts into school-to-work programs including: students need to spend time in exploration that leads to self-knowledge; programs should teach elements of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
Peer reviewedLent, Robert W.; Worthington, Roger L. – Career Development Quarterly, 1999
Career development theories do not typically highlight their relevance to the school-to-work transition process. This issue features articles that examine how several prominent career development theories (person-environment fit, social learning, developmental, and social cognitive) can be brought to bear on this process. Three discussants assess…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Peer reviewedBlustein, David L. – Career Development Quarterly, 1999
Discusses contributions of Krumboltz & Worthington, 1999; Lent, Hacket, & Brown, 1999; Savickas, 1999; Swanson & Fouad, 1999 to the application of career development theories to the school-to-work transition. Concludes with recommendation that theory-building efforts derived from the individual experience of work-bound youth should be included in…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Counseling
Hughes, Maria – 2000
The provision of work-based training in the United Kingdom was studied to identify strategies for developing and improving the work-based sector. Data were collected from the following sources: a literature review; a postal survey completed by 245 work-based training providers; follow-up interviews; and regional meetings. More than 64% of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Certification, Change Strategies
