Afterschool Programming as a Lever to Enhance and Provide Career Readiness Opportunities

Autor/inn/en	Cohen, Marjorie D.; Therriault, Susan; Scala, Jenny; Lavinson, Rebecca; Brand, Betsy
Institution	College & Career Readiness & Success Center at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Titel	Afterschool Programming as a Lever to Enhance and Provide Career Readiness Opportunities
Quelle	(2019), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Career Readiness; Employment Potential; 21st Century Skills; Developmental Stages; Career Awareness; Career Exploration; Elementary School Students; Middle School Students; Disadvantaged Youth; Vocational Education; Work Experience Programs; STEM Education; Incentives; Partnerships in Education; State Aid; High School Students; Oklahoma; Connecticut (New Haven); Illinois (Chicago) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Karrierebewusstsein; Berufserkundung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; STEM; Anreiz; Hochschulpartnerschaft; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin
Abstract	Preparing today's students for careers that are emerging or not yet developed is a significant challenge for educators within the U.S. education system. In reaction to this challenge, there is a growing shift that focuses on ensuring that students have transcending and transferable skills, including academic, technical, and employability skills. Some youth leverage the opportunity to connect and expand career readiness strategies during out-of-school time. Afterschool programs take place during afterschool hours, before school, or during school holidays and the summer. These programs have, in some ways, increased flexibility that can be maximized to provide opportunities for students to engage in career readiness in authentic and engaging settings. In this brief, the authors discuss how to leverage afterschool time for preparing students for a career by employing a work-based learning developmental continuum for K-12 education and providing examples of afterschool programs at each developmental stage. The authors identified examples through a variety of Internet searches informed by staff expertise. The authors conclude by offering recommendations for state leaders interested in using afterschool programming for career readiness. The recommendations provided in this brief can help state leaders leverage the effectiveness of afterschool programs for career readiness. Enhancing the capability of afterschool programs to impart career readiness skills will have a positive impact all around, especially among students from low-income households and minority students who have the fewest resources to prepare for college and careers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	College and Career Readiness and Success Center. Available from: American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 800-634-0503; Fax: 202-403-5875; e-mail: CCRSCenter@air.org; Web site: http://www.ccrscenter.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01