The purpose of this research was to determine employers' perspective as to what factors contribute to the success of school-to-work transition programs, what factors act as barriers to employers participating in school-to-work transition programs, and what strategies would facilitate participation in school-to-work transition programs for non-college bound youth. / An effective school-to-work transition system is potentially beneficial to youth, society, and the national economy. One school-to-work transition system that is successfully used in other industrialized countries involves youth apprenticeship training. The review of literature concluded that the individual components of the youth apprenticeship model are consistent with research findings concerning internal characteristics of successful school/business partnerships. / The research design involved embedded multiple-case studies of established youth apprenticeship programs in Alabama. Participating employers, former participating employers, and program administrators were interviewed to determine employers' perspectives concerning objectives, advantages, and disadvantages to participating in youth apprenticeship partnerships. Strategies to expand youth apprenticeship training were also discussed. / Four success criteria were identified. Employers perceive their participation successful if it results in: (1) A positive contribution to students and society, (2) Obtaining, training, and retaining quality employees, (3) Decreased production costs, and (4) Minimum problems requiring an expenditure of time. / Barriers to participation were identified as problems that prevent employers' from attaining perceived success. Recommended strategies for eliminating these barriers and facilitating private-sector participation in youth apprenticeship training programs include: (1) Implementing public relations and marketing activities, (2) Addressing immaturity and attitude problems among youth, (3) Providing work/school scheduling alternatives, (4) Reform of federal child labor laws, (5) Improvement of student placements in industry, (6) Implementing employer incentive programs, (7) Reforming administrative procedures, (8) Reorganizing the structure of governance, and (9) Institutionalizing a stringent delivery system. / Recommendations for further research are included. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: A, page: 2551. / Major Professor: Robert L. Lathrop. / Thesis (Ed.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76967 |
| Contributors | Harris, William Earl., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 213 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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