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ERIC Number: EJ581592
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
School-To-Work: Making Specific Connections.
Rhoder, Carol; French, Joyce N.
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n7 p534-36,538-40,542 Mar 1999
Responding to local businesses' negative comments about area graduates' capabilities, White Plains (New York) Public Schools initiated a pilot work-based-learning program that clearly specified connections between high-school and workplace learning. Five case studies illustrate program goals achieved via individualized apprenticeship plans developed for each student. (MLH)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Education Work Relationship, High School Seniors, High Schools, Mentors, Pilot Projects, Transitional Programs, Work Experience Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New York (Westchester County)