Apprenticeship and Community Colleges

Download or read book Apprenticeship and Community Colleges written by Jeffrey A. Cantor and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1993 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Degree-earning apprenticeships are becoming recognized as legitimate programs of study at community colleges. This book analytically describes the role of apprenticeship as an instructional methodology in post-secondary technical education. Cantor looks at programs that work in the linkage between business and industry. Contents: Introduction; The Employer System: Job Training and Apprenticeships; The Community College Education System: Community Colleges and Apprenticeships; The Economic Development System: Relationships to Job Training and the Community College; Study Methodology: The Case Study Method; Apprenticeships and Community Colleges: The Automotive Industry's New Model; Organized Labor, Apprenticeships, and Community College Degrees: An Emerging Partnership; Apprenticeships, the U.S. Maritime Industry and the Community College: Linkages in America's Defense; Firefighter Training 2000: Apprenticeships and the Fire Service; Towards a Solution: What Has Been Learned; Bibliography.