work–studyadj.
/ˌwəːkˈstʌdi/, U.S. /ˌwərkˈstədi/ Originally and chiefly U.S.
Designating a programme or scheme that combines work and study, spec. one that provides students with part-time jobs at the college or university they attend as a means of providing financial assistance; of or relating to such a programme or scheme.
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society > education > [adjective] > system of education
Lancasterian1807
heuristical1819
Pestalozzian1826
heuristic1844
progressive1860
Philanthropinist1864
Chautauqua1873
Froebelian1873
Fröbel1875
co-educational1881
extramural1884
Arnoldian1888
co-ed1889
Montessori1912
Montessorian1912
work–study1924
essentialist1938
bilateral1947
Piagetian1960
open-ended1961
home-schooling1963
Nuffield1964
binary1965
society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > training or preparation schemes
work–study1924
work experience1967
exposure1968
shadowing1976
work shadowing1976
Youth Opportunities Programme1977
YOP1978
job shadowing1979
Youth Training Scheme1981
YTS1984
new deal1995
society > occupation and work > working > career > [adjective] > training scheme
work–study1924
block release1958
1924 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Feb. 3/1 (heading) President Morgan describes work-study program at Antioch.
1935 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 6 294/1 One final suggestion is the further development of work-study programs by institutions of higher education.
1965 J. Ch'ên Mao & Chinese Revol. (1967) i. v. 95 Work-study students who had just returned from France or Russia.
1989 Guardian 8 May 4/5 Work-study schemes, under which students are employed by colleges and universities as part-time cleaners, gardeners, or catering staff, are available throughout the US.
2006 J. Dobson Maltese MS viii. 65 I have a work-study job fifteen hours a week in the library.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1924