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ERIC Number: EJ441117
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
The California Partnership Academies: Remembering the "Forgotten Half."
Dayton, Charles; And Others
Phi Delta Kappan, v73 n7 p539-45 Mar 1992
Structured as schools-within-schools, California Partnership Academies are 3-year high school programs beginning in grade 10 and involving the business community. The academies feature courses focused on an occupational theme, coupled with rigorous academic instruction; block scheduling; a selection process identifying promising low-achievers; a group of teacher planners and implementors; and numerous motivational activities. (eight references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, High Risk Students, High Schools, House Plan, Mentors, Noncollege Bound Students, Nontraditional Education, School Business Relationship, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: California Partnership Academies; Partnerships in Education