School to Work Systems: the Role of Community Colleges in Preparing Students and Facilitating Transitions.

This edition of "New Directions for Community Colleges" demonstrates how community colleges are engaged in strengthening existing partnerships with schools, employers, and labor and community based organizations as they develop new programs to address the three major components of the school-to-work systems. Articles include the following: "Assessing the Community College Role in School-to-Work Systems" by Debra Bragg and Mildred Barnes Griggs; "Benchmarking for Quality Curriculum: The Heart of School-to-Work" by Margaret Ellibee and Sarah Mason; "Building Partnerships" by Mary Kisner et al.; "The Art of Articulation: Connecting the Dots" by David Just and Dewey Adams; "The Role Community Colleges Should Play in Job Placement" by Laurel Adler; "Workplace Mentoring: Considerations and Exemplary Practices" by Carl Price et al.: "The Apprenticeship Revival: Examining Community College Practices" by Ann Doty and Robin Odom; Quality Emphasis on Career Development and Continuous Self Improvement" by Joe Green and Phyllis Foley; "Contextual Curriculum: Getting More Meaning from Education" by Les Bolt and Ned Swartz; "Legal and Technological Issues of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994" by Donald Bryant and Mary Kirk; "School-to-Work Systems and the Community College: Looking Ahead" by Edgar Farmer and Cassy Key; and "Source and Information: School-to-Work Programming Initiatives in the United States" by Matthew Burstein.