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Wilson, James W. – Journal of Cooperative Education, 1984
Examines why joint ventures are formed and discusses a number of factors related to the success of such interaction. Focus is on four factors: goal compatibility, boundary-spanning structures and processes, locus of need satisfaction, and organizational incentives. (CT)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Institutional Cooperation
Reganick, Karol A. – 1993
The Cooperative Training Program was implemented with 20 students having severe behavior problems, to augment a classroom employability curriculum. Educators and business managers at a local Perkins restaurant worked cooperatively to design a new curriculum and recruitment procedure to benefit both students and the business. A continuous and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1985
The Training Opportunities Program (TOP) is an occupational project for New York City high school students. TOP trainees are placed in businesses and agencies with facilities, equipment, and human resources not available in the public schools. In 1983-84, the third year of the program's operation, TOP was funded to serve 2,000 students. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cooperative Programs, High Schools
Portland School District No. 1, OR. – 1978
A brief program description, recommendations to the sponsor, and an evaluation report are presented for a 6-day summer workshop to train public school teachers and administrators (K-12) to use community resource people in career awareness and exploration programs. Activities reported include large- and small-group training sessions, community site…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education

Thompson, Quentin; Ambler, Mark – European Journal of Education, 1990
The evaluation report of the European Community Action Programme for Education and Training for Technology (COMETT) examines COMETT program content, COMETT projects, and initial program impact. It was concluded that COMETT has alerted the educational sector and industry to benefits of cooperative training but that transnational cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Industry

Eigenbrood, Richard; Retish, Paul – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1988
Attitudes of 38 work-experience employers toward the employability of high school special education students were studied. Employers had positive attitudes toward the employment potential of mildly handicapped students and stated that their participation in the work experience program increased the likelihood that they would hire a special…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Claus, Richard N.; And Others – 1996
The 5-year School-to-Work (STW) Opportunities project of the School District of Saginaw, Michigan, was implemented through the Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction, and Automotive (MECA) partnership. Housed at the district's Saginaw Career Complex, it included collaboration among Career Complex staff and local business representatives in the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
National Urban Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1980
Presented here are four case studies of urban collaborative educational programs: (1) the Dallas Independent School District - Magnet Arts High School; (2) the Los Angeles Unified School District Regional Occupational Centers Program/Skilled Training Education Program; (3) the Detroit Public Schools - Community High School; and (4) Philadephia's…
Descriptors: Career Education, College School Cooperation, Community Services, Cooperative Education
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1984
An independent evaluation of the Career Explorations program found it to be worthy of both continuation and replication. Career Explorations is a summer youth program operated by Hunter College (New York) in cooperation with The Coalition of 100 Black Women, and supported by The Commonwealth Fund. Its aim is to help minority New York City high…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Cooperative Programs, Educational Opportunities
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The 1994-95 school year was the first year of the MECA (Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction, Automotive) partnership implementation in the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools. MECA's purpose was to nurture the potential of youth while placing them in workplace environments that had not been a traditional part of applied learning in secondary…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Construction (Process), Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Brown, Sylvia J.; Wilson, James W. – 1979
An in-depth assessment of cooperative (co-op) education training programs is presented. For the purposes of this research, cooperative education is defined as work and school experiences designed to complement each other. Five questions are addressed: (1) Are the training programs teaching the right things? (2) Is the training being done…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness
California State Dept. of Rehabilitation, Sacramento. – 1983
The integrated service delivery system for Project Workability was evaluated to determine its effectiveness in meeting high school special education students' employment and training needs. Interviews were conducted with site managers and staff, students, teachers, field office staff, employers, and parents at six sites. Information on all 34…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The 1994-95 school year was the first year of the MECA (Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction, Automotive) partnership implementation in the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools. MECA's purpose was to nurture the potential of youth while placing them in workplace environments that had not been a traditional part of applied learning in secondary…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Construction (Process), Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The 1994-95 school year was the first year of the MECA (Manufacturing, Engineering, Construction, Automotive) partnership implementation in the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools. MECA's purpose was to nurture the potential of youth while placing them in workplace environments that had not been a traditional part of applied learning in secondary…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Construction (Process), Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
O'Shea, Daniel P.; King, Christopher T. – 2000
The activities and services delivered under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 by the Capital Area Education and Careers Partnership in Austin, Texas, during 1998 and 1999 were evaluated by an independent evaluator, using interviews with 24 persons involved in the project, site visits, and document analysis. The evaluation found that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Awareness, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship
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