Allies in Education: Schools and Businesses Working Together for At-Risk Youth, Volume 1, Findings From the National Assessment

• NCJ Number: 124839
• Author(s): B J McMullan; P Snyder
• Date Published: 1987
• Length: 88 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Rockefeller Foundation; Pew Charitable Trust; Exxon Educational Foundation; CIGNA Foundation
• Corporate Author: Public/Private Ventures
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report describes nine programs that exemplify the approaches being used in providing partnerships between schools and businesses to serve economically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk youth.

Abstract

The 3-year analysis of these programs began in 1984. The programs were chosen as the best examples of current collaborative efforts. Each program represents one of the following three basic models: 1) the pairing of a business or group of businesses with a single school; 2) collaborative efforts that focus on entire educational systems at either the local or State level; and 3) the provision of special classes and part-time jobs outside the traditional high school curriculum. These partnerships usually develop outside the formal decisionmaking and operational structures of both the schools and businesses. In most cases, an ad hoc committee composed of representatives from schools, businesses, and, often, other community organizations were responsible for initiation of the project. The programs have benefited the youth and show great potential for playing crucial roles in addressing educational reforms and serving at-risk youth. Tables and 43 references.