Can We Upgrade Low-Skill, Low-Wage Occupations? The Case of Apprenticeships in the Long-Term Care Occupations

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 110-132

  Lerman, Robert I ^a,b   Eyster, Lauren ^b   Kuehn, Daniel ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

apprenticeship; certified nursing assistants; competencies; direct support specialists; health support specialists; home health aides; long term care; on the job training; related instruction; skills; US Department of Labor; workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900020434     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1554477X.2014.890835     Document Type: Article

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