Critics of ethics education suggest that students need to learn about contextual pressures of workplace ethical decisions and develop skills to handle them. Thus, instructors are often challenged to integrate an ethics unit into organizational behavior courses in ways that complement, rather than duplicate, what may have been covered in their…

This paper reports on a project which is designed to increase the participation of high school students in accounting work experience placements. The focus of the paper is on an Australian-based project which overcomes the identified barriers to offering high school accounting work experience placements with a resultant increase in the number and…

Employment is one of the biggest contributors to quality of life for people with disabilities--and that means well-planned work experiences should be an integral part of transition preparation for every secondary and postsecondary school aged youth. Make that happen with this practical guide, developed to help educators, transition specialists,…

At LaGuardia Community College, students enrolled in the cooperative education (Co-Op Ed) program are required to complete three internships and concurrent seminars as a requirement for graduation. The seminar curriculum provides a theoretical framework for analyzing and evaluating the students' internship experiences. The seminars also serve as a…

Describes how students' economic experiences as workers and consumers can be used as a foundation to build a secondary economic education program. Emphasis is placed on the study and active observation of the local economy. (RM)

Described is cooperative education, a strategy for relating education and work. The benefits, growth in cooperative education, and labor market studies are included. Appended is a list of cooperative education training and resource centers and their directors. (KR)

Outlines a community action learning model that stresses the integration of classroom and experiential learning. Program prerequisites, structure, process, and action learning projects are also discussed. (Author/JDH)

This handbook is intended as a resource for individuals involved in the development, operation, and expansion of school store laboratories. The first of three sections covers facility/laboratory planning. It includes detailed guidelines for establishing a new school store operation and remodeling or relocating an existing operation. Section II…

Provides a dialogue between a traditionalist journalism instructor and a "new idea" instructor that represents a work-setting approach to journalism education. (HOD)

This curriculum guide provides 15 blocks/credits of instruction for a food services program. The program for grades 10-12 is designed to provide students with the foundation for a successful and safety-conscious career in the field of food services. Each of the three courses--Food Services 103, 203, and 303--consists of four blocks of one credit…

This handbook has been compiled for coordinators of cooperative education programs at the secondary level in Maine. The handbook includes in-school classroom instruction relating to specific jobs and the world of work. Introductory material includes the Maine Association for Cooperative Education Constitution, By-Laws, and 1991 officers. The…

Designed for use with secondary students who have explored career paths and wish to pursue a career in business, management, and technology (BM&T), this module focuses on providing work-based learning experiences. Introductory materials include the following: career paths rationale and philosophy, benefits of using career paths, information on…

Intending to demonstrate how concepts and skills are intrinsic to high-quality early childhood curriculum and can be integrated into activities centering on the theme of work, this curriculum guide provides activities for implementation across a major portion of the school year. The curriculum is organized into sections dealing with work in the…

The manual examines three teaching programs designed to help special needs young adults cope with the normal demands of living in the community. Instruction is provided in college-based and community-based facilities by a course team. Three basic programs cover communication skills, self-help, and work experience. Each program includes information…

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…