Apprenticeship for Adulthood [Hardcover]

Stephen F. Hamilton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0029137055 | ISBN-13: 978-0029137055 | Publication Date: March 12, 1990

As America's need for productive workers increases, Hamilton explains how apprenticeship would exploit workplaces as learning environments, helping young people to make the crucial connections between school learning, community participation, and a satisfying, constructive life's work.

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Hamilton (human development and family studies, Cornell) proposes that America import some of the structure and emphasis of the German apprenticeship system to help motivate and train noncollege-bound youth. He advises using American organizations including the Job Corps, Cooperative Education, and Junior Achievement to accomplish this. This is a book on an important topic--an answer to youth unemployment and underemployment must be found and implemented if the United States is to regain a leadership role on the world economic scene. Recommended for larger public and academic libraries.
- Norman Lederer, UAW, Woodbridge, N.J.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 223 pages
• Publisher: Free Press (March 12, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0029137055
• ISBN-13: 978-0029137055
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,733,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A foundation for change, March 15, 2000

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This review is from: Apprenticeship for Adulthood (Hardcover)

Prof. Hamilton's work on apprenticeship is based on modifying the centuries-old German apprenticeship program to the different culture of the US and Canada. This important work was picked up on early on by Bill Clinton, then Governer of Arkansas (the book jacket has a quote from Bill!), and was largely responsible for the School to Work Transitions Act. Necessary reading for anyone who is interested in a way to make education more meaningful for the majority of our high school students.