IWC Research Goals: 

1. Provide reliable data and analysis contributing to the knowledge and literature base for workforce development.
2. Implement a dissemination strategy in which information on workforce development is provided to a wide range of audiences.
3. Provide information for the identification of appropriate programmatic outcomes and policy changes based on sound research and practices.
4. Conduct research studies that include all relevant academic disciplines in order to address complex workforce development and utilization issues and problems in schools.
5. Conduct research on workforce development initiatives in schools to determine impacts on student achievement and workforce competitiveness.

Preliminary Research Themes:

• Differential impact of technology on students and workers
• Cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis of workforce preparation initiatives
• Barriers and facilitators of interagency collaboration
• Impact of business and education collaboration on areas of concern to employers
• Student outcomes and success in the workforce
• Sustainability of School-to-Work systems.

IWC has completed research in the following areas:

• Sustainability of School-to-Work
• School-to-Work Governance
• Barriers and Successes in Florida's School-to-Work Regions

IWC is currently working on research in the following areas (see Research):

• Employer Involvement in STW
• Barriers and Successes in Florida's School-to-Work Regions

For publications on these topics and others, please see Resources.