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Elements of a Successful Pilot Project: 4-H Community Development in Cortland County, New York.
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Hamilton, Stephen F. – Journal of the Community Development Society, 1980
Describes a pilot project in 4-H Community Development which tested six different kinds of activities in which teenagers took responsible roles in their communities. A local government intern project and an extension sponsorship of Youth Conservation Corps were judged most promising based on learning opportunities provided. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Development, Demonstration Programs, Information Dissemination
Linking Up: Final Report on a Mentoring Program for Youth.
Hamilton, Stephen F.; Hamilton, Mary Agnes – 1990
This evaluation assesses Linking Up, a demonstration program investigating the process and consequences of mentoring. The program matched seventh- and eighth-graders with adult mentors in a small, rural junior-senior high school and an urban junior-senior high school. Student participants were selected to reflect the risk levels of each school's…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Formative Evaluation, Helping Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
When Is Work a Learning Experience?
Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Simply placing young people in workplaces does not guarantee they will learn. This article discusses seven effectiveness principles (governing technical competence, breadth, personal/social competence, expectations and feedback, teaching roles, academic achievement, and career paths) and recommendations derived from a youth apprenticeship program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Dream, Apprenticeships, Demonstration Programs
Creating Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth. A Progress Report from the Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York.
Hamilton, Stephen F.; And Others – 1991
A description is presented of the Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York, which enrolls 25 high school juniors from 5 school systems in newly created apprenticeships in manufacturing and engineering technology, administration and office technology, and health care. Apprentices spend 10-20 hours per week (plus summers…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Learning Well at Work: Choices for Quality.
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Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1997
Drawn from the experiences of the Cornell Youth and Work Program, a 4-year demonstration project that adapted elements of European apprenticeship in the United States and emphasized opportunities for youth to learn at work, this guide is written for people in workplaces and schools who plan, direct, or evaluate work-based learning opportunities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Apprenticeships, Career Development
Toward a Youth Apprenticeship System. A Progress Report from the Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York.
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Hamilton, Mary Agnes; Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1993
This document summarizes the accomplishments of the first year of the Cornell Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York, a program in which six high schools and six employers in the Binghamton area have joined forces to prepare noncollege-bound young people for careers in manufacturing and engineering technology,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Check Lists, Competence, Competency Based Education