Higher education programs need to prepare their graduates for the practical challenges they can expect to face upon entering the workforce. Students can be better prepared if their academic learning is reinforced through authentic workplace experience, where the link between theory and professional practice can be realized. Increasingly, such…

A model is presented which can help the cooperative program coordinator monitor the direction and degree of trends in cooperative wage strength as well as the degree of compression or expansion of cooperative wages from year to year. A sample program and implications of the model are included. (CT)

One of the most pressing challenges in public education today is the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers for America's schools. Research shows teacher shortages exist nationwide but vary by geographic area, content area, demographics, and individual schools. In a recent study of the Future Educators Association[R] (FEA) initiative…

Through its cooperative education and industrial training program, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) in the Philippines provides 250-800 hours of work-based education to students enrolled in 3-, 4-, and 5-year programs of training for such occupations as professional engineer, technologist, teacher, and technician. At the…

A project was conducted to obtain information about the effectiveness of the cooperative vocational education method through an examination of evaluations conducted in other states and an analysis of data gathered in South Carolina. The evaluations conducted in other states (reviewed through the literature) provide evidence to support the…

For years, schools and businesses have been uniting in a cooperative effort specifically designed to serve students. Such a relationship between physical education programs and businesses would extend the significance of physical education and would provide the public with a better understanding of its value. (CJ)

Three years ago, when the author joined the staff of Agua Fria High School in Phoenix, Arizona, as an assistant principal, she was excited to find that the students' school day started an hour and a half later than normal each Wednesday to provide staff development time for the teaching staff. That first year, however, neither the principal, Bryce…

A research project was conducted to define cooperative education, to determine which two-year colleges in New York State operate cooperative education programs, and to assess the value of cooperative education. A survey of twenty-two colleges in the state identified 102 cooperative education offerings in thirty-seven interest areas. An assessment…

This program overview of experience based career education (EBCE) includes definition of EBCE, comparisons between it and other career/vocational programs, review of program elements and community involvement, and description of its program evaluation and staff training elements. EBCE is described as an alternative to regular high school which…

The major purpose of this study was to identify unique effects of cooperative vocational education. This interim report is of results of the analyses of existing data bases. Comparisons of cooperative and non-cooperative vocational programs are made on the following variables: enrollments by age, sex and race, school status, work status,…

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) as observed between July 1980 and March 1981 in 25 areas throughout the United States. Findings include the following: (1) TJTC has not worked as envisioned as a self-marketing effort by vouchered individuals and new hires by employers; most employers are…

Reports on Miami-Dade Community College's experience with service learning and the "America Reads" program, which have proven to be effective and important ways to help fulfill higher education's commitment to community building, scholarship, and civic responsibility. Outlines some of the keys to success in building a successful service…

A project entitled the Health Occupations Education Curriculum Project was undertaken to coordinate the 23 secondary cooperative health occupations education (HOE) programs in Arkansas and to develop a well-planned curriculum incorporating the multi-media approach. Included among the other objectives of the project were the following: development…

A project entitled Relevant Experiences for Alternative Learning (Project REAL) was conducted to develop an exemplary experience-based career education program in Delaware. The project was designed to provide overall management and support staff for the program, develop the necessary instructional and curriculum materials for approximately sixty…

Reports on the service learning program developed by Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) and The Peabody School in Virginia to expose children to philosophy. Linked by service learning, students from PVCC and Peabody gather for discussions about democracy, compassion, and responsibility and participate in community service activities with…