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Engmark, Jill – 1997
Most of Arizona's 13 state-funded school-to-work (STW) partnerships are serving out-of-school youth through existing programs within their boundaries. The programs typically fall under the jurisdiction of educational institutions, training institutions, business and labor organizations, and other organizations. The most common approach to serving…
Descriptors: Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Out of School Youth, Postsecondary Education
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Vocational Technical Education. – 1997
This implementation guide is designed to be used by schools and school districts that wish to implement the "Career Pathways" program in their schools. The guide includes three sections. Section one provides an introduction to the "Career Pathways" system, including information on the program's philosophy and benefits. Section…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Education Work Relationship
Kerwood, Robert V.; Starsen, Melle – 1988
This project was conducted to determine how best to serve the needs of rural vocational education students in Arizona. The study examined the literature on delivering instruction in such a manner that graduates of all vocational programs have equal opportunity, equal access, and equal competitiveness in the marketplace. Problems in supplying…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Educational Media
Hurst, Ellen Horiuchi – 1979
This booklet is designed to aid new community education directors in Arizona communities to design, set up, implement, and evaluate community education programs. The booklet first defines community education, sets it within the framework of the school system, and describes the director's job. In the next section, ideas for getting the job done are…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role
Gau, Rebecca L. – 2001
A study explored performance of the Arizona School-to-Work (STW) system in meeting the six goals established by the state STW Division. Goal 1 was to create a self-sustaining STW system at the state and regional levels. The state developed state policies and goals and provided implementation funding to partnerships, but no continuation funding.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Community Involvement, Education Work Relationship
Public Perceptions of School to Work: First Year Progress. Arizona School to Work Briefing Paper #7.
Vandegrift, Judith A.; Wright, Joel – 1997
In spring 1997, Arizona repeated a spring 1996 statewide public poll that established baseline measures of public attitudes toward school-to-work (STW). Samples were drawn from three constituent groups: parents, businesses, and educators. Over 2,700 Arizonans participated each year. Overall awareness of STW was up significantly among every group.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Design, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Bernstein, Richard; Mussell, Roger A. – 1984
This study was conducted as part of a project to develop a competency-based electrical/electronics (E/E) curriculum in Arizona. During this phase of the project, the following tasks were completed: (1) examination of selected E/E jobs in Arizona to develop a list of electronics competencies; (2) tying of electronic competencies to a particular…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs