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Informationen zum Autor Lynn Olson is senior editor at Education Week magazine, where her writing has won numerous awards. She wrote The School-to-Work Revolution as a fellow at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. A graduate of Yale University, she lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Klappentext "In combining firsthand investigative reporting with scholarly research! Lynn Olson gives us a compelling analysis of the school-to-work movement . . . from its beginnings in the mid-1980s to the present and . . . the students themselves. Her book challenges all of us . . . to bring the worlds of work and learning closer together".--Hilary C. Pennington! President! Jobs for the Future. Zusammenfassung The first full account of how the "school-to-work" movement is revolutionizing American education. Inhaltsverzeichnis * The Need for a New Alliance * The Missing Elements in Education * How Does Business Benefit? * The Link with Higher Education * The New Frontier: Regional School-to-Work Strategies * School-to-Work and School Reform * Making it Happen * What Needs to Be Done

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lynn Olson, Olson Lynn
• Editore: Perseus Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.08.1998
• EAN: 9780738200293
• ISBN: 978-0-7382-0029-3
• Pagine: 352
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; EDUCATION / Curricula, Curriculum planning & development, Industrial or vocational training, Curriculum planning and development, EDUCATION / Vocational & Technical