Evaluation of Work Experience Programs for Queensland State Secondary Students--1981.

Autor/in	Hobbs, Ted
Institution	Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia).
Titel	Evaluation of Work Experience Programs for Queensland State Secondary Students--1981.
Quelle	(1982), (90 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Apprenticeships; Career Education; Education Work Relationship; Educational Research; Experiential Learning; Job Placement; Job Search Methods; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Secondary Education; Student Attitudes; Student Employment; Teacher Attitudes; Vocational Education; Work Experience Programs; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Apprenticeship; Lehre; Arbeitslehre; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Arbeitsplatzsuchtheorie; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sekundarbereich; Schülerverhalten; Studentenarbeit; Lehrerverhalten; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Australien
Abstract	An evaluation of work experience programs in Queensland state secondary schools had three goals. It examined current practices and identified effective practices to guide program planning and development; based on expected student benefits, it provided a categorization of the types of experience that students encounter during work experience programs; and it determined teacher views on the importance and necessity of work experience in the school curriculum. The evaluation data collection proceeded through three stages: a preliminary study in metropolitan secondary and special schools, a mail survey of all state high schools and secondary departments regarding selected aspects of program organization, and on-site investigations. Three types of programs were offered: general programs offering work experience to all or most students in a particular year level, programs associated with special transition-to-work courses for selected students, and programs associated with the teaching of a particular subject. Nine categories of work experience placements were found: regular work, supernumerary, apprenticeship, learner assistant, guided tour, orientation (different work opportunities), onlooker, simulated, and school-based. Most coordinators and teachers felt that work experience benefited students, the school, and the community and should have a status approaching, but below that of, academic subjects in the curricula. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC