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Evaluation Of School-To-Work Programs: Where We're At And Where We Should Be At As We Build Systems, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Evaluation Of School-To-Work Programs: Where We're At And Where We Should Be At As We Build Systems, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Kalamazoo County Education For Employment Outcomes Taskforce Presents Workplace Know-How Skills For Kalamazoo And St. Joseph Counties, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Kalamazoo County Education For Employment Outcomes Taskforce Presents Workplace Know-How Skills For Kalamazoo And St. Joseph Counties, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1997 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1997 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

Discusses EFE's mission, programs, and activities for high school students in the nine local school districts in Kalamazoo County, the Intermediate School District and Kalamazoo Valley Community College.


An Examination Of Student Achievement In Michigan Charter Schools, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

An Examination Of Student Achievement In Michigan Charter Schools, Randall W. Eberts, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

Since their inception in 1991, the number of and the student enrollment in charter school have burgeoned. However, little attention has been paid to their effects on student achievement. Proponents hypothesize direct and indirect positive impacts of charter schools on student achievement. The direct effect is through the restructuring of teaching and learning processes. The indirect effect operates through peer effects on learning and through the market forces of competition. This paper focuses on student achievement in charter schools in Michigan. The analyses presented here suggest that students attending charter schools in Michigan are not reaching the same levels of …


Bridging The Gap, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Bridging The Gap, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of 4th And 5th Grade Meap Results At Elementary Schools In Southwest Michigan, Kevin Hollenbeck, Kristine Kracker Jan 2015

An Analysis Of 4th And 5th Grade Meap Results At Elementary Schools In Southwest Michigan, Kevin Hollenbeck, Kristine Kracker

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Graduation Requirements, Skills, Postsecondary Education, And The Michigan Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Graduation Requirements, Skills, Postsecondary Education, And The Michigan Economy, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Conducting Return On Investment Analyses For Secondary And Postsecondary Cte: A Framework, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Conducting Return On Investment Analyses For Secondary And Postsecondary Cte: A Framework, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Accountability Systems In School-To-Work, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Accountability Systems In School-To-Work, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2001 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman Jan 2015

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2001 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Noyna Debburman

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2006 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason Preuss Jan 2015

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 2006 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jason Preuss

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1996 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

Assessment Of Kalamazoo County's Education For Employment (Efe) Programs Using 1996 Survey Data, Kevin Hollenbeck

Kevin Hollenbeck

No abstract provided.


In Their Own Words: Student Perspectives On School-To-Work Opportunities, Kevin Hollenbeck Jan 2015

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 …