This study evaluated an exemplary project in differentiated career education for gifted students. The three-phase program utilized laboratory exploration, observation of mentors, and working internship experiences. Evaluations of each phase were conducted with students, teachers, parents, and mentors. The evaluation design and results on each…

The document describes the Executive High School Internships program which mainstreamed a pilot group of 14 high potential students with orthopedic, hearing, and sight impairments into a project which enabled them to spend a full term, on leave from classes, in nonpaid placements with public and private sector managers and executives, learning how…

Reports on the evaluation of the Model Clinical Teaching Program, a year-long program for preservice teachers which emphasized the realities of teaching, enriched the work of veteran teachers, and improved classroom learning via university-school system teaming. Opinions of both interns and clinical instructors are reported. (SM)

A process study was conducted between 2000-2001 in order to gauge the progress of 98 Connecticut institutions that received state school-to-career (STC) grants. Progress was measured against national averages. The following were among the findings: (1) grantees made significant progress in implementing fundamental STC components, such as career…