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Scribner, Jay Paredes; Wakelyn, David – 1997
The experiences of stakeholders in Wisconsin's youth apprenticeship programs are used to provide insights for other policy-makers and educators contemplating or currently implementing youth apprenticeship programs. In-depth interviews, focus group interviews, and surveys with more than 100 students, parents, employers, and instructors were used to…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Integrated Curriculum
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Starks-Martin, Gretchen; Tiernan, Joanne – Learning Assistance Review, 1997
Presents similarities and differences between two learning assistance centers in liberal arts universities in Minnesota (USA) and New South Wales (Australia). Finds that differences appear to be based on academic learning tasks required of students. Compares programs offered by these two learning assistance centers based on historical trends and…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Anthropology, Educational Facilities, Educational Principles
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Div. of Development and Partnership. – 1986
This document provides materials concerning the evaluation of Minnesota's Early Childhood Family Education Programs. Part I summarizes the findings and conclusions of evaluations conducted since the first six pilot programs began in 1975. Part II deals with the characteristics of successful, high quality programs and includes an instrument…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Criteria, Early Childhood Education
Phillips, Kathleen; And Others – 1983
The report describes the Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program, implemented for eligible migrants in Wisconsin during the 1982-83 school year and following summer term to improve academic skills and meet special educational needs, and examines program effectiveness using data from annual end-of-project evaluation reports. Included are a summary…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Learning Activities
Bristow, Roy D.; Anderberg, Marc – 1999
High school graduates from a self-selected group of school districts in Texas were surveyed early in the year after graduation regarding the extent to which they were engaged in activities endorsed by the state's School-to-Careers (STC) initiative during their senior year in high school. Since the STC initiative had only begun during these…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, High School Graduates
Leary, Bernice E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
This study is sixth in a series of surveys of courses of study reported at intervals during the past 15 years by the Office of Education. In the main, the earlier publications consisted of lists of courses filed in the library for the use of curriculum makers and research workers in education. The present study is concerned with an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Educational History, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Curriculum Research