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What Schools Are Doing around Career Development: Implications for Policy and Practice
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Perry, Justin C.; Wallace, Eric W. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2012
This article describes the role that schools are playing in supporting career development for young people. It examines the history of career-related programming in schools, including school-to-work programs, career and technical education, the college and career readiness movement, and current school reform initiatives. This understanding of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Career Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Policy
Case Studies of Curricular Approaches
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Mills, Ann G.; Sutera, Janice – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
As students face the transition to after-college life, whether it be to further education or to the workplace, their choice of classes can determine how well they are prepared. Students obtain a broad knowledge of various subjects through general education classes and more specific knowledge through their particular discipline or major, and often…
Descriptors: Career Change, Case Studies, Developmental Studies Programs, Transitional Programs
The Nature and Use of Individualized Learning Plans as a Promising Career Intervention Strategy
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Solberg, V. Scott; Phelps, L. Allen; Haakenson, Kristin A.; Durham, Julie F.; Timmons, Joe – Journal of Career Development, 2012
Individualized learning plans (ILPs) are being implemented in high schools throughout the United States as strategic planning tools that help students align course plans with career aspirations and often include the development of postsecondary plans. Initial indications are that ILPs may be an important method for helping students achieve both…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teaching Methods, Career Counseling, Strategic Planning
Bridge Programs in Illinois: Results of the 2010 Illinois Bridge Status Survey
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Taylor, J. L.; Harmon, T. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
This report provides a summary of major results of the Illinois Bridge Status Survey, administered online between April and June 2010. The purpose of the survey was to understand the extent to which bridge programs are being implemented in Illinois, as well as to build an online directory of bridge programs. Bridge programs are an emerging…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Learning in Context: Preparing Latino Workers for Careers and Continuing Education
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Moore, Elizabeth; Oppenheim, Emma – National Council of La Raza, 2010
Adult education services, including education for those lacking basic literacy and numeracy, preparation for the high school equivalency diploma, and English-as-a-second-language courses, play a crucial role in bridging the basic skills gap for Latinos and other workers with limited formal education and training. With recent policy and program…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Basic Skills, Adult Programs, Profiles
The Problem of Student Retention: The Bronx Community College Solution--The Freshman Year Initiative Program.
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Baron, Warren – 1997
In 1991, Bronx Community College, in New York, established the Freshman Year Initiative Program (FYIP), a comprehensive academic and counseling program designed to enhance academic achievement for a select group of first-semester students who require at least three remedial courses in English composition, reading, and/or mathematics. In order to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Development, College Freshmen