ERIC Number: ED574519
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 84
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Work-Based Learning Opportunities for High School Students
Alfeld, Corinne; Charner, Ivan; Johnson, Lisa; Watts, Eric
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
This report describes the Year 5 work of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's (NRCCTE) Technical Assistance (TA) Academy. In 2011-2012, the TA plan carried out by FHI 360 on behalf of the NRCCTE focused on developing a conceptual base for work-based learning (WBL), a strategy that helps students apply academic and technical skills and develop employability skills. To gather information on best practices in WBL for high-school aged students in the United States, FHI 360 used a multi-pronged approach, including a literature review, web searches, telephone interviews, and site visits to examine three WBL models: internships/co-operative (co-op) education, apprenticeships, and school-based enterprises. Findings are categorized and summarized, and recommendations for WBL are presented. The following are appended: (1) Phone Interview Questions; (2) Phone Interview Vignettes; (3) Case Studies from Site Visits; and (4) Examples of Documents Collected from WBL Sites.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Workplace Learning, High School Students, Job Skills, Literature Reviews, Interviews, Observation, Internship Programs, Apprenticeships, Small Businesses, Career Education, Technical Education, Vignettes
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. University of Louisville, College of Education and Human Development, Louisville, KY 40292. Tel: 877-372-2283; Tel: 502-852-4727; Fax: 502-852-3308; e-mail: nrccte@louisville.edu Web site: http://www.nrccte.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED)
Authoring Institution: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education; FHI 360, National Institute for Work and Learning (NIWL)
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania; California; Washington; Connecticut; North Carolina; Wisconsin; Georgia; Delaware; Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: VO51A070003