@article{MRA,
	author = {Derek Shendell and Lauren Gonzalez and Elizabeth Kaplun and Juhi Aggarwal and Kimberly Nguyen and Maryanne Campbell},
	title = { Case study in New Jersey on perceptions and concerns during COVID-19: Lessons for safety and health during future work-based learning},
	journal = {Medical Research Archives},
	volume = {11},
	number = {9},
	year = {2023},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Background: The New Jersey Safe Schools Program provides training courses to secondary school educational professionals to supervise students in work-based learning. COVID-19 suspended in-person training courses and work-based learning. As worksites reopened, concerns persisted regarding implementation of work-based learning, and safety and health. After site visits, participants completed reflection assignments.
Methods: We examined statewide data from a three-day training, \"Designing and Implementing Student Training Plans,\" from 61 participants in spring-summer 2020 regarding concerns for work-based learning during COVID-19. Qualitative analysis on open-ended responses determined emerging themes through inductive, qualitative coding in Microsoft Office spreadsheet software, Excel, followed by import of a spreadsheet-based code book to NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software tool.
Results: Data revealed supervisor perspectives pertaining to re-establishing work-based learning programs (33%), COVID-19 safety and reopening measures (24%), student safety and health (17%), obstacles for in-person work-based learning (9%), future work-based learning placements (7%), and online work-based learning opportunities (4%).
Conclusion: Data suggested adaptations for future in-person work-based learning experiences; future online student work placements and safety and health trainings; and insights on improving in-school learning and occupational education for students.},
	issn = {2375-1924},	doi = {10.18103/mra.v11i9.4258},
	url = {https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/4258}
}