Working to Learn Disrupting the Divide Between College and Career Pathways for Young People

This book disrupts the false dichotomy of college versus career by showing how young people and the programs created to serve them integrate the worlds of college and career readiness as students work to learn against the odds and strive toward lives that matter to them. Work-based learning at each stage of the K–college experience is crucial to the development of young people. Through analysis of national policies on college readiness and work-based learning, as well as through illustrative case studies of young people in work-based learning programs, the authors highlight the programs, voices, and experiences of young people from middle school through college. Through interviews, participating students share their views, aspirations, and preparation for both college and career.

Noel S. Anderson is Clinical Full Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Chairperson of the Administration, Leadership, and Technology Department in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, USA.

Lisette Nieves is Clinical Full Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Director of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, USA.