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Measures Of Program Performance And The Training Choices Of Displaced Workers, Louis Jacobson, Robert Lalonde, Daniel Sullivan, Kevin Hollenbeck
Measures Of Program Performance And The Training Choices Of Displaced Workers, Louis Jacobson, Robert Lalonde, Daniel Sullivan, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
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In Their Own Words: Student Perspectives On School-To-Work Opportunities, Kevin Hollenbeck
In Their Own Words: Student Perspectives On School-To-Work Opportunities, Kevin Hollenbeck
Kevin Hollenbeck
Focus group interviews were held with approximately 60 of the several hundred high school students who are participating in school-to-work transition programs offered through the Kalamazoo County (Michigan) Education for Employment (EFE) consortium, The 10 focus groups held involved 5-8 students each and were distributed across program types as follows: 3 school-based programs; 4 worksite-based classroom programs; 1 workforce entry; 1business/industry worksite trainIng; and 1 apprenticeship. The students were quite satisfied with their EFE program and credited it with helping them do the following: learn more effectively; formulate and work toward post secondary education plans; formulate career interests; acquire employability …