Both Sides Now: New Directions in Promoting Work and Learning for Disadvantaged Youth.

Autor/inn/en	Kazis, Richard; Kopp, Hilary
Institution	Jobs for the Future, Boston, MA.
Titel	Both Sides Now: New Directions in Promoting Work and Learning for Disadvantaged Youth.
Quelle	(1997), (97 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-887410-89-9
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Career Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Education Work Relationship; Educational Quality; Educational Research; Futures (of Society); Job Skills; Job Training; Lifelong Learning; Partnerships in Education; Postsecondary Education; Program Design; Program Effectiveness; Program Implementation; School Business Relationship; School Community Relationship; Vocational Education; Work Experience Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arbeitslehre; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Future; Society; Zukunft; Produktive Fertigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	Work preparation should provide adequate qualifications for sustained labor market participation and lifelong learning that lead to economic self-sufficiency and positive engagement as family members and citizens. Five barriers to productive transitions confront disadvantaged urban youth: changing structure of employment opportunity; skills mismatches in urban areas; employer discrimination; negative influences of family and neighborhood life; and weaknesses within youth-serving institutions. Ten lessons from research and practice address these barriers: modest interventions have modest and short-lived impacts; second-class systems yield second-class results; traditional didactic teaching methods fail significant numbers of young people; work is a powerful motivator and catalyst for learning when provided in a supportive, learning-rich context; a strong, direct connection to the local labor market and its employers is critical; work preparation strategies must take into account young people's developmental needs; strong relationships with competent, caring adults are essential; impacts of program design on different population subgroups vary greatly; quality of implementation matters greatly; and results take time. Priorities for the future are strategies to address the economic and social landscape of opportunity, improve the design and delivery of skill-related interventions, and improve community-level partnerships. (Contains 208 references.) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01