Connecting Dropouts to Career Pathways

Autor/inn/en	Saddler, Sterling; Tyler, Tiffany G.; Maldonado, Cecilia; Cleveland, Roger; Thompson, Lisa K.
Titel	Connecting Dropouts to Career Pathways
Quelle	In: Reclaiming Children and Youth, 20 (2011) 2, S.37-39 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1089-5701
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Vocational Education; High Schools; Vocational Rehabilitation; Dropout Programs; Labor Force Development; Disadvantaged Youth; Youth Employment; Youth Opportunities; Youth Problems; Youth Programs; Program Descriptions; Transitional Programs; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; High school; Oberschule; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Arbeitskräftebestand; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Youth work; Jugendarbeit; Jugendsofortprogramm; USA
Abstract	There is a critical need to identify solutions to the unemployment of high school dropouts. When a student prematurely leaves school, the economic, social, and political impacts result in negative consequences for the individual and the community. Of the nearly 2.2 million students who drop out of high school every year in the United States, two-thirds are general education students. Over a third were unemployed, and those who did find work earned a poverty-level wage (Unger, 1992). Clearly, these young people need additional skills and supports if they are to become productive citizens, wage earners, consumers, and life-long learners with family skills. This article describes a workforce development model to aid in successful transition. The Workforce Investment Act Programs offer a viable strategy for aiding dropouts with their transition into the workforce. Established in 1998, the Act was designed to empower indigent youth and adults to increase employment, retention, and earnings of participants. All Workforce Investment Act Programs are characterized by three broad categories of services: core services, intensive services, and training services. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10