Work-Based Learning

The Intersection of State Regulations and Work-Based Learning: A Case Study on Addressing Regulatory Barriers to an Innovative Strategy for Worker Advancement by Danielle Head and Rebecca Starr (2010)

Supervisors Stepping Up: Supporting the Learning of Frontline Workers in Health Care by Charles Goldberg and Randall Wilson (2010)

Community Colleges Get to Work: Adopting Work-Based Learning in Partnership with Health Care Employers by O. Steven Quimby and Kimberly R. Rogers (2010)

From Competencies to Curriculum: Building Career Paths for Frontline Workers in Behavioral Health by Randall Wilson (2009) (Executive Summary)

A Primer for Work-Based Learning: How to Make a Job the Basis for a College Education by Randall Wilson, with Kristina Cowan, Ed Phippen, and Rebecca Starr (2008) (Executive Summary)

Work-Based Learning: Bridging Knowledge and Action in the Workplace, by Joseph A. Raelin, T. J. Elliott (2008) Wiley. (Book)

Work Based Learning: Overview, by Victor Capoccia (2005)
This presentation by Victor Capoccia from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation summarizes the components of a work-based learning model.

Learning on the Job: Accredited Work-based Learning, by Veronica Swallow (2000)
This article in Emergency Nurse describes an educational scheme that underpins the simultaneous development of education and practice.

Work-based Learning: The New Frontier of Management Development, by Joseph A. Raelin (2000) Prentice Hall. (Book)

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Jobs to Careers is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with the Hitachi Foundation and the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and with technical assistance provided by Jobs for the Future.