Learning Well at Work: Choices for Quality.

Drawn from the experiences of the Cornell Youth and Work Program, a 4-year demonstration project that adapted elements of European L4 apprenticeship in the United States anc emphasized opportu-:!.ties for youth to learn at work, this guide is written for people in workplaces and schools who plan, direct, or evaluate work-based learning opportunities for youth. Following an introduction that describes the demonstration projects, types of work-based learning, and the principles derived from the project, the guide contains seven sections. The sections cover the following topics: (1) technical competence (getting started, designing a multiyear program); (2) breadth (why teach all aspects of the industry, why rotate, why support projects and complex activities, what makes a good project); (3) personal and social competence; (4) expectations and feedback; (5) teaching roles (coordinating, managing, coaching, mentoring in work-based learning programs); (6) academic achievement; and (7) career paths after high school. A concluding section suggests next steps for restructuring schools and workplaces, forming partnerships, and building a school-to-work system. An appendix contains statistics and samples from the demonstration project. (KC) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. SCHOOLTOWORK OPPORTUNITIES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION it U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR _earning We at Work: Choices for Quality Mary Agnes Hamilton Stephen F. Hamilton PREPARING YOUTH FOR THE FUTURE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND 1 DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL , HAS BEEN GRPINTED BY U.S. DEPARTMIENT OF EDUCATION Office cif ducationei Research and Improvement EOU DONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating .1. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality. Points of new or opinions stated in this docu ment do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)