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Spring, Shannon Harrelson – 1994
This practicum developed a program to help students with disabilities to locate adequate employment, utilize community services, and live independently in the community. Practicum activities involved developing a comprehensive K-12 vocational curriculum, developing a policies and procedures manual for competitive/supportive employment, increasing…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Kennedy, Patricia – 1980
In order to fulfill accreditation requirements set by the National Certification Board for Court and Conference Reporters, the Secretarial Science Department at Vermont College developed an internship course for students in its two-year court reporter training program. The procedures followed in developing the internship course included: (1)…
Descriptors: Clerical Workers, Community Colleges, Court Reporters, Evaluation Criteria
Wanza, Valerie S. – 1996
A program was developed and implemented to help increase the attendance of potential grade 10 dropouts from a predominantly black urban area. The objectives for the program were to increase the daily attendance rate for the 10 targeted students by at least 40%, to develop positive career and life goals, and, for 4 of the young men, to develop…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attitude Change, Black Students, Counseling
Surich, Walter L. – 1990
A work study program was developed for five educable and trainable students in a high school transition class. A teacher's aide was trained as a job trainer at the workplace prior to program implementation; ongoing informal discussions at school with the program developer helped with problems that developed. The work study program developed…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, High Schools, Job Skills, Mild Mental Retardation
Donnarumma, Leopold J. – 1992
This practicum involved designing a special program for a target group of 19 high school Exceptional Student Education students enrolled in a culinary arts vocational program to build and maintain basic culinary arts skills. The program, intended to enable them to qualify for the Florida culinary arts completion certificate, was designed by the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Cooking Instruction, Curriculum, Disabilities
Penn, Alexandra – 1992
The aim of a practicum was to integrate language arts and vocational education at the high school level. The following strategies were used: collaboration with vocational teachers; development of cross-curricula activities; reinforcement and evaluation of communication skills in the vocational areas; infusion of occupational relevancy into…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate