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Center for the Study of Community Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1983
One way of revitalizing the liberal arts in community colleges could be through the development of a career program in liberal arts for students planning to enter the work force as entry-level employees in positions that do not require specific vocational skills. The skills required for entry into many careers are those that are also the goals of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textBazin, B.; Sellin, B. – CEDEFOP Flash, 1989
The November 1989 conference described in this document was about social dialogue in vocational education. An introduction summarizes the conference as a whole, pointing out that participants were able to hear reports of the situation in Denmark, Spain, Italy, France, and the European Community as a whole. Summaries of 10 individual presentations…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship
Evans, Vicki – Teaching Research, 1987
A project is being conducted to provide vocational training for severely emotionally disturbed students in the Salem, Oregon, School District. Most of the youths have previously been institutionalized, and many are retarded and have other handicaps such as learning disabilities, epilepsy, and speech and language disorders. All students qualify for…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Employment Potential, Exceptional Persons, Job Placement
Loozen, Lu Van – Updating School Board Policies, 1982
Businesses are helping schools in "adopt-a-school" programs, work-skill improvement programs, and in curriculum areas other than vocational or career education. The practice of "loaning" the services of business executives to schools has benefited dozens of school systems. This article identifies many programs, lists tips for schools beginning a…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Charts, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Stasz, Cathleen; Stern, David – Centerpoint, 1998
Work-based learning (WBL) differs from work experiences gained in regular youth jobs because WBL is intentionally structured to promote learning by linking work with school. Five main purposes of WBL have been identified: enhancing students' motivation and academic achievement; increasing personal and social competence related to work in general;…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Youth Programs: Practical Lessons from Research and Program Experience, 1988
This issue features articles on basic skills enrichment for summer job programs and on the recent revisions to the Job Training Partnership Act's (JTPA's) performance standards system. "Basic Skills and Summer Enrichment: An Interview with Gordon Berlin" focuses on the summer enrichment movement in general and the Summer Training and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Disadvantaged, Employment Potential
Bell, Raymond; And Others – 1979
According to this report on the results of a 1977 survey of 163 correctional education programs throughout the United States, the general state of education in correctional institutions has improved, but funding is a major problem that is reflected in the quality of administration, lack of resources, and inability to offer meaningful programs on a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Correctional Education, Educational Programs
Turner, Solveig M., Ed. – CIHED Newsletter, 1981
This issue--an international overview of cooperative/work experience education--contains ten case studies and four student viewpoints. It begins with an article discussing types of cooperative/work experience programs, including those focused on in the case studies. A second article previews the Second World Conference on Cooperative Education.…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Higher Education
Eurydice News, 1987
During 1983-87 the Commission of the European Communities helped fund 30 pilot projects that were intended to help young people aged 14-18 make the transition from school to work in 10 member states. The objective of these projects was to use local initiative to identify and develop innovative solutions to the problems facing young people. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Career Guidance, Career Information Systems
Jones, Joan; And Others – 1979
Designed to assist local education agency representatives and prime sponsors of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs in initiating and implementing awarding of academic credit for work experience, this report reviews the issues evolving from the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. Three major sections…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advisory Committees, Community Programs, Cooperative Education
Stroup, Phillip – Office of Student Services Brief, 1996
The Business and Education Transition Alliance (BETA) is a model school-to-work transition program that was developed to facilitate the school-to-work transition of at-risk youth in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. Among the BETA program's specific goals are the following: increase students' knowledge/understanding of demands of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Risk Students
Wasson, Louise E., Ed.; Miguel, Richard J. – 1978
This primer provides resources for individuals seeking exemplary programs and effective policy in the field of experiential education. The first of three parts presents a descriptive overview of programs catalogued under the rubric of experiential learning. These include cooperative vocational education; employment, training, and education…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs
Markowicz, Arlene, Ed.; And Others – NAB Clearinghouse Quarterly, 1984
This issue targets the high risk segment of the youth population and their high unemployment rate. An overview discusses the contents. Ten "Bulletins" offer descriptions of programs and projects and demonstrate how long-term training, work and academic experience, and individualized training operate in functioning programs. To assist…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling, Career Education, Cooperative Programs
Youth Studies Abstracts, 1984
This quarterly publication contains 106 abstracts of educational materials published in Australia, covering social and educational developments, programs, and program materials. In the first two sections of the document, the abstracts are arranged in clusters according to prime subject matter. The topics covered, listed at the front of the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Citations (References), Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Wagner, June G. – Keying In, 2001
This business education journal contains two articles and three class activities related to teaching business skills relevant to today's economy. The first article, "Skills for a Changing Economy," provides an overview of the skills needed in today's business environment. According to the article, as many as half of recent high school graduates…
Descriptors: Basic Business Education, Business Skills, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Education
