An Innovative Approach to Preparing Students for College and Careers: YouthForce NOLA. Issue Focus

Institution	MDRC
Titel	An Innovative Approach to Preparing Students for College and Careers: YouthForce NOLA. Issue Focus
Quelle	(2018), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Career Development; Career Awareness; High School Students; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Program Effectiveness; Career Academies; Gender Differences; Public Schools; Industry; Labor Demands; Stakeholders; Employers; Teachers; Parents; Attitude Measures; Partnerships in Education; Family Involvement; Job Skills; Louisiana (New Orleans) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsentwicklung; Karrierebewusstsein; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsakademie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Industrie; Arbeitskampf; Tarifkonflikt; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Eltern; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Produktive Fertigkeit
Abstract	Career pathways models are an increasingly popular approach to engaging high school students and equipping them with the academic, technical, and "soft" skills they need to succeed in postsecondary education and careers. When linked with local labor market needs, career pathways models can also create a talent pipeline for local employers. At the high school level, these programs typically combine core academic courses with a sequence of career and technical education (CTE) courses in a particular industry and incorporate a variety of work-based learning experiences. Despite the proliferation of career pathways models over the past decade, little rigorous evidence exists on their effectiveness for high school students. One exception is the evidence for career academies, which are small learning communities within larger high schools that combine academic and technical curricula around a career theme and incorporate work-based learning. MDRC's random assignment evaluation in the mid-1990s found that the program led to large and sustained increases in earnings, particularly for young men. An example of a promising career pathways initiative that incorporates elements of career academies is YouthForce NOLA. The initiative aims to prepare New Orleans public high school students for post-secondary education opportunities and careers in three industry clusters with strong local employer demand and family-supporting wages--health sciences, creative media and technology, and skilled crafts, such as advanced manufacturing and construction. In 2016, MDRC began conducting a process and implementation study of YouthForce NOLA. The main goals of the study are to assess the initiative's progress in putting key components in place and to document the experiences and perceptions of program stakeholders, including teachers, students, parents, and employer partners. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01