Preparing New York City High School Students for the Workforce: Evaluation of the Scholars at Work Program. Research Report. RR-2488-NYCCEO

Autor/inn/en	Bozick, Robert; Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Lanna, Serafina; Mean, Monica
Institution	RAND Education and Labor
Titel	Preparing New York City High School Students for the Workforce: Evaluation of the Scholars at Work Program. Research Report. RR-2488-NYCCEO
Quelle	(2019), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Career Awareness; Experiential Learning; Job Skills; Vocational Education; Program Effectiveness; Outcomes of Education; Public Schools; Employment Level; High School Graduates; Internship Programs; Transportation; Manufacturing Industry; School Business Relationship; Employer Attitudes; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Karrierebewusstsein; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Beschäftigungsgrad; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Verkehrswesen; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Arbeitgeberinteresse
Abstract	As the New York City economy becomes increasingly reliant on workers who have some postsecondary education or training in a specialized field, there is a growing need for local policymakers and educators to identify the most efficient ways to prepare high school students to take on these "middle-skill jobs." These needs are particularly acute in the transportation and manufacturing industries. To address these needs, the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and Department of Education (DOE) created Scholars at Work (SAW), a program available to an eligible subset of New York City high school students enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The goal of the SAW program is to expose students to career opportunities, to provide them with real-life work experience alongside adults, and to develop their workplace skills. This report presents findings from the RAND Corporation's evaluation of the SAW program. The evaluation has two components: an implementation study that examines and describes SAW's activities and processes, to understand the extent to which those are functioning as the designers and implementers of the program expect, and an outcomes study, which analyzes how SAW participants are faring in the labor market compared to comparable NYC public school graduates. [This report was supported by the New York City's Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	RAND Corporation. P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. Tel: 877-584-8642; Tel: 310-451-7002; Fax: 412-802-4981; e-mail: order@rand.org; Web site: http://www.rand.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01