Describes a vocational school on Chesapeake Bay where students get what amounts to on-the-job training on an amazing array of ships. (Editor/MU)

Committee members demonstrate that involved citizens can intervene to make learning more meaningful to vocational students. (Editor)

Questionnaire responses from graduates of the distributive education program at Fox High School, Arnold, Missouri, indicate that the program, which emphasizes especially supervision and club activities, has succeeded in equipping students with the skills, qualities, and experience necessary to take advantage of the opportunities available to them.…

The Anoka Technical Institute at Anoka, Minnesota, provides a unique supplement to the work experience program for students at Blaine Senior High School. The Institute has developed a program of work adjustment training that serves secondary high school students by developing realistic attitudes towards work, teaching job responsibility.…

The author presents the advantages and disadvantages of a nonpay work experience and decides that the benefits outweight the hazards. (AG)

The experiences of a distributive education teacher in the rural areas of Maine are presented. Cooperative programs were conducted by the school and local businesses in order to train seniors in business and retailing. (EC)

Career education programs involve community people and agencies. Some partners are state consultants, university staffs, advisory committees, and the home. Cooperation of the agribusiness community is emphasized. Coupling of structured curricula and occupational experiences gives the student a perspective on the world of work. (MS)

Ohio reports success with a flexible pattern of individualized programs designed to provide help at a time it is needed. (Editor)

Fifteen reviews of conference reports, research and demonstration projects, and surveys pertain to the need for and applicability of vocational education for the disadvantaged in general, and specifically for disadvantaged adults and youth, and the handicapped. "Plain Talk," a continuing column by the editor, discusses the need for vocational…

Stating that no vocational education program demands greater commitment from teachers than the work experience program, the author describes from personal experience with the Ohio Occupational Work Experience program the many roles of the teacher-coordinator in keeping the potential dropout in school and employed. (MF)

Describes the scope of experiences for which people are seeking credit at the post secondary level and suggest some techniques for dealing with them noting that when this experiential learning is school-controlled it is sticky--but becomes more complicated when petitioners submit personal experiences from the past. (HD)