Support for School to Work Remains Strong: Three Year Trends in Public Opinion. Arizona School to Work Briefing Paper #13.

Autor/inn/en	Vandegrift, Judith A.; Wright, Joel
Institution	Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Morrison Inst. for Public Policy.
Titel	Support for School to Work Remains Strong: Three Year Trends in Public Opinion. Arizona School to Work Briefing Paper #13.
Quelle	(1998), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Articulation (Education); Career Exploration; Education Work Relationship; Elementary Secondary Education; Employer Attitudes; Government School Relationship; Higher Education; Institutional Cooperation; Parent Attitudes; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Public Opinion; School Business Relationship; State Programs; State Surveys; Statewide Planning; Teacher Attitudes; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Berufserkundung; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Elternverhalten; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Öffentliche Meinung; Regierungsprogramm; Planwirtschaft; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Since 1996, Arizona has been building a comprehensive statewide system of school-to-work opportunities for students from kindergarten through college, supported by a School-to-Work (STW) implementation grant from the U.S. Departments of Labor and Education. After 3 years, a public opinion poll of a 2,200-person random sample drawn from parents, businesses, and educators sought information on these five topics: (1) public awareness of the STW initiative, (2) perceived need for school change; (3) reactions to specific changes embodied by STW; (4) specific attitudes toward STW; and (5) support for the STW initiative. The polling data showed that awareness of STW among educators is up; increasing percentages of parents and educators report being involved in a regional partnership; and there are high levels of support for changes in the public school system, types of learning programs needed, STW implementation, and the changes in school operations that STW signifies. Educators are increasingly viewing STW as a broad-based career exploration and preparation initiative designed to meet the needs of all students. Support for STW is also growing along the lines of public policy, tax-paying readiness, and candidate support. On the other hand, fewer businesses than in the past report being aware of STW or involved in local school efforts, although a majority of businesses polled continue to express high levels of support for STW,. More businesses view STW as a program that is limited in scope, serves only select students, and is likely to fail because of entrenched bureaucracy, and growing numbers of parents and teachers are beginning to share these views. The study concluded that policy-level action is needed to keep STW alive in Arizona. (KC)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.asu.edu/copp/morrison/public/Stw13.pdf.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC