미국의 School-to-Work Opportunities법에 관한 연구 = A Study on the STWOA of the United Ststes

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study was to find some implications for Korean vocational education by analysing the STWOA of the United States.
In the United STates, educational reform in the 1980s focused on improving the academic proficiencies of college-bound students, while virtually ignoring the transition from school-to-work for noncollege-bound youths. As a result, recent reports on the readiness of youths to assume roles in the workplace have described a generation of undereducated students who have received little to no career guidance and who lack the skills necessary to enter an increasingly competitive workplace. Because of this inadequate preparation, youths transition from school to work often face struggles in the labor market, unemployment, and job that lack opportunities for advancement.
The STWOA (1994) was intended to focus attention on the importance of assisting in the transition from school to work. The STWOA (1994) was intended to focus attention on the importance of assisting in the transition from school to work. The STWOA was signed into law by President Clinton in May of 1994. It provided seed money to states and local communities to build school -to-work systems to prepare young people for high-skill, high-wage jobs, or for further education. Each school-to-work system has three essential elements--school-based learning, work-based learning, and connecting activities.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서 론
• Ⅱ. STWO법의 제정배경과 목적
• Ⅲ. STWO 프로그램 구성요소와 지원
• Ⅳ. 결론 : 한국 직업교육에 대한 시사점
• 참고문헌
• ABSTRACT