Comparing the Impact of Traditional and Cooperative Apprenticeship Programs on Graduates' Industry Success

Calls for educational reform have resounded across our nation for more than two decades. Several national commissions have been convened to examine the current educational system and make recommendations for educational reform (e.g.,Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, 1991; Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, 1992;Special Study Panel on Education Indicators, 1991). A common theme in their findings has been a concern with the educational system's inability to prepare students properly to meet the workforce needs for the future. Recent legislation (i.e.,Goals 2000: Educate America Act, 1994;Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998, 1998) has been enacted to encourage educational changes recommended by these studies to address the shortcomings of our educational system.

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