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Dalrymple, Nancy J.; Angrist, Misha H. – 1987
The study reports on a data-based work experience model for secondary students with autism. The objectives were to increase competency and independence, provide a variety of experiences to assess skills and preferences, and modify interfering behaviors. Five autistic students, aged 16-20, were sent to community work sites providing a variety of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Community Programs, Job Skills
Sequoia Union High School District, Redwood City, CA. – 1984
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: The Peninsula Academies program helps educationally disadvantaged youth overcome the handicaps of low academic achievement, lack of skills, and chronic unemployment. This is accomplished by providing a high school curriculum that is clearly related to work, training in specific job skills, emphasis…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Download full textGans, Connie; And Others – 1983
The work-study guide is the third volume in the advanced level of a career education curriculum for elementary-secondary migrant children. Complementing the secondary level job information text and a workbook about decision making and self-awareness, the work-study guide is designed to accompany work exploration and experience programs. It…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Decision Making, Employment Interviews
[ESC-20 Community-Based Services Work Adjustment Program; Community-Based Work Training Curriculum.]
Dildy, Dennis R. – 1987
The Community-Based Services Work Adjustment Program provides vocational assessment, work adjustment training, social adjustment training, extended sheltered employment, transitional/supported employment, and competitive job training and placement through on-the-job training at natural community work sites. The program serves mentally retarded,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Curriculum, Disabilities, Job Placement
Putnam and Northern Westchester Counties Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Yorktown Heights, NY. – 1983
The work-study guide is the third volume in the advanced level of a career education curriculum for elementary-secondary migrant children. Complementing the secondary level job information text and a workbook about decision making and self-awareness, the work-study guide is designed to accompany work exploration and experience programs. It…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Decision Making, Employment Interviews
Horn, Adelaide; Drury, Stephen – 1980
This handbook stresses those components that are considered peripheral to the placement process but that must precede the actual placement. The philosophy of placement upon which this guide is based appears first. Discussions follow of the basic components of the process of training and placement of handicapped individuals, including a varied…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Job Analysis, Job Placement
OPCAN, Montreal (Quebec). – 1984
A supplement to the active leisure learning student manual for Katimavik (the 9-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17-21 year old Canadians) provides in greater detail the procedure for preparing and implementing the Outdoor Wilderness Trip. Sections presented are definition of terms, national training,…
Descriptors: Camping, Course Descriptions, Equipment, Experiential Learning
Schmalle, Bonnie – 1987
The Corny Cookie Corner is a vocational programming component offered to special education students in North Fayette Community Schools, West Union, Iowa. The project's primary goal is to help students develop appropriate jobsmanship skills and work attitudes prior to vocational placement in off-campus sites. The project consists of a…
Descriptors: Bakery Industry, Career Education, Distributive Education, Experiential Learning
Northwest Territories Dept. of Education, Yellowknife. – 1990
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Senior Practice Program (SPP) described in this manual is designed to develop self-direction, self-esteem, and skills and knowledge in specific practical areas. The secondary school SPP prepares at-risk students, at least 15 years old, for work. The program has both practical and academic components. This…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Admission Criteria, Cooperative Education
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Adult, Vocational and Technical Education. – 1987
Extended Campus is a partnership between education and the private sector that allows high school students an opportunity to acquire core employment skills applicable to a cluster of occupations. The program is also intended to stimulate and sustain a symbiotic partnership between education and the private sector. During their participation in…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
Asselin, Susan B. – 1987
This guide is designed to help vocational education teachers prepare students with special needs to make a successful transition from school to employment. The guide is organized in five chapters. The first chapter provides a definition of transition and a model for transition from special education or vocational education to the community. In…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Div. of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education. – 1988
The Connecticut State Board of Education policy known as the Common Core of Learning, outlines the skill, knowledge and attitudinal attainments expected of the state's secondary school graduates. This guide identifies the common core elements that can and should be reinforced through the vocational education curriculum. Information on the common…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, Consumer Economics
Totten, Leah; Dodson, David; Thomasson, Julie – 2000
This report profiles 12 programs conducted as part of the Hitachi Foundation's Partnerships in Economic and Educational Opportunity Initiative. The introduction and overview explain the goals of the initiative, which was undertaken to improve the economic and career options available to young people who have traditionally been underserved by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Career Education, Change Strategies
