Why not an 'opportunity corps'?

Why not an 'opportunity corps'?

Price discusses the National Guard Youth Challenge Corps, which gives unemployed school dropouts the opportunity to spend five months on a military base, immersed in the very kind of rigorous, highly structured regimen that one would expect of a military operation. The curriculum, which draws on yea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education Week 2000-11, Vol.20 (13), p.52
1. Verfasser: Price, Hugh B
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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At risk youth
Curricula
Military training
Social change
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Zusammenfassung:Price discusses the National Guard Youth Challenge Corps, which gives unemployed school dropouts the opportunity to spend five months on a military base, immersed in the very kind of rigorous, highly structured regimen that one would expect of a military operation. The curriculum, which draws on years of Pentagon research and experience, aims to improve their life skills and employment potential.
ISSN:0277-4232
1944-8333