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ERIC Number: EJ315244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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School-to-Work Transition Programs--Are They Needed? What Are the Benefits?
du Pont, Pierre S., IV
NASSP Bulletin, v69 n479 p64-69 Mar 1985
Describes the methods, success, and future prospects of Jobs for America's Graduates, a nonprofit program encouraging cooperation between schools and private employers in identifying, training, and finding suitable employment for students lacking job skills as high school seniors. The program serves 8,000 students annually in eight states. (PGD)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, High School Seniors, Job Placement, Job Training, National Programs, Outcomes of Education, School Business Relationship, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Jobs for Americas Graduates