School Without Walls provides students with an opportunity to test theory (textbook learning) with practice (community resources), and from practice formulate new understandings. A student enrolled in a course discusses with his subject teachers the resource he wishes to use as he masters subject content. The school provides opportunities for…

An experiential learning program for secondary moderate and severe mentally handicapped students allows them to learn practical skills and habits needed for adulthood. The program incorporates meaningful jobs within the school, on school grounds, and within the community. Components include a classroom store, practical reading lessons involving…

The study was undertaken to investigate the post high school status of 76 mildly retarded graduates (1974-78) of the work/study programs of the eastern and central zones of the Heartland Area Education Agency. Interviews of the Ss yielded data which were analyzed in four main categories: social adjustment, community resources, vocational…

In spite of limited physical plant facilities, faculty expertise, and operational funds, rural curricula and instruction can implement career education (CE) into the Kindergarten through Grade 12 instructional program by incorporating the natural, social, and human resources. A necessary part of this career education program would be concerned…

Eastern Michigan University is in the second year of a pilot program designed to promote law-related education and partnerships between the university and local communities. The collaborators in the project are the university, the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and the Taylor (Michigan) Public Schools. The goal of the project is to develop…