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Hamilton, Stephen F.; Hamilton, Mary Agnes – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Work-based learning is a way to increase students' engagement in learning and prepare them for employment. Inspired by the apprenticeship concept, the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act supports other types of work-based learning, including visits to workplaces, work-like experiences, and employment. Article notes youth apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Ingham Intermediate School District, Mason, MI. – 1995
This guide, which is one of a series of three guides designed to provide state and local leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders with information about the work-based learning component of the School to Work Opportunities Act, deals with career exposure. The introduction traces the history of school-to-work initiatives, lists…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Exploration, Credentials, Education Work Relationship