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Jackson, Sheila; Mawhinney, Joanna – Jobs for the Future, 2021
"Three Big Lessons in Six Years" is both a reflection on the past and a look ahead to the future at Charlestown (C-Town) High School (Boston, Massachusetts) and other early college programs across the country. The purpose of this series is to document essential design elements, operational structures, and critical support for students to…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Community Colleges, College School Cooperation
Petersen, Dean A., Ed. – 1985
The manual on work experience programs for special education students focuses on issues of program development and enhancement of existing services. Developed by an Arizona state task force, the manual begins with a rationale to students, employers, and the community. A model conceptualizes the career development process as it relates to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Models

Lindstrom, Lauren E.; And Others – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Focuses on school-based enterprises as a school-to-work option. These programs provide hands-on training for students with mild disabilities in for-profit ventures with the structure and supervision available in a school setting. Program development for operating for-profit enterprises is discussed and steps for getting the business started are…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Entrepreneurship, Mild Disabilities, Program Development
Hagner, David; Como, Perry – 1982
This resource manual is intended for use by vocational rehabilitation professionals and students interested in learning more about Work Stations in Industry (WSI). Chapter 1 discusses sheltered employment without the traditional sheltered workshop. This type of program is accomplished by establishing training and employment stations within…
Descriptors: Business, Career Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Tabor, Patricia A. – Journal of Business Education, 1977
Vocational education students have been traditionally excluded from participating in nonvocational areas of their schools. A teacher initiated new programs to reduce prejudice against vocational education students, allowing them to participate fully in extracurricular activities and in the National Honor Society. (TA)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, Business Education, Extracurricular Activities
Harrow, Anita J. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1978
Periodic assessment of cooperative education programs is shown to provide a sound information basis for future program directions. A comorehensive evaluation model is described that focuses on what is done, how it is done, and why it is important. Specific goals are outlined. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Coll. of Education. – 1989
This module describes methods for creating and improving vocational programs for special needs learners. It also provides a list of resources available to educators and parents working with vocational programs. The guide includes a list of definitions and uses a question-and-answer format to provide information on the importance of vocational…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Disabilities, Educational Resources, Parent Participation
Ketter, Per-Marcel; And Others – 1986
Intended as a planning and implementation aid for European political decision makers and organizers of projects that train and employ disadvantaged young people, this document consists of three sections. The first section systematically elaborates on major planning areas (objectives, pedagogy, integration into employment, staff qualifications, and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
American School for the Deaf, West Hartford, CT. – 1985
A project was conducted by the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, to train deaf, multiply handicapped students in job readiness skills and to place them in work experience programs. The one-year project served 17 multiply handicapped, hearing-impaired students, 18 to 20 years old, who were enrolled in the Special Unit program…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Employment Potential, Hearing Impairments
Mortensen, Jay C.; Foster, Richard M. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1980
Focusing on a high school agricultural cooperative education program, the author presents guidelines for supervisory visits and for the selection of good training stations. The benefits of cooperative programs to the student, community, school, and employer are listed. (LRA)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Community Support, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1984
This document, which is based on a survey of over 500 staff members involved in approximately 150 work experience programs in the United Kingdom, deals with developing work experience programs and training the staff involved in these programs. The research project on which this document is based is briefly described. The first major section deals…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria
Brewer, Rick L. – 1994
This booklet is intended to assist vocational educators in building business-education partnerships through extended campus and preapprenticeship programs. It contains suggestions for implementing preapprenticeship, extended campus (job site), and apprenticeship-type programs that can be constructed within the framework of existing vocational…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Behavioral Objectives, Learning Activities, Partnerships in Education
Greenberg, Mark – 1988
This document outlines all areas of the Family Support Act of 1988 that States should consider when implementing the mandated Jobs Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program to provide a work/education/training program for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). The following areas are addressed: (1) time frames and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Basic Education, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation
Lacey, Richard A.; Kingsley, Christopher – 1988
This guide identifies the key steps that any work/education partnership program should take to achieve success and patterns of critical issues that such collaborations must address if they are to survive. It is rooted in the experiences of "The Partnership Projects," a network of 21 work/education partnership programs in cities around the country.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged
Lefkowitz, Bernard; And Others – 1987
This set of three case studies (fictional composites) is intended for use in training sessions with individuals who wish to start or improve a work/education partnership program. The case studies illustrate common experiences encountered by 21 work/education partnerships. Case #1 examines the beginnings of a work/education partnership in the city…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs