Demonstrates how the joint efforts of industry (a nuclear-powered electric company) and a university (Northern Illinois University) can provide advanced education to place-bound student employees. Explores values and ethics related to the project, including faculty qualifications, teacher-student relationships, testing and evaluation standards,…

These materials present information on implementing a collaborative team model in the delivery of transition services to students with disabilities. The materials provide charts and forms outlining strategies to be used by a local interagency transition team to assess its existing level of collaboration, to conceptualize its jointly endorsed…

Three conferences on developing linkages between business and liberal arts college representatives are described, and conference recommendations and suggestions for the replication of the model are presented. The 1981-1982 Building Bridges Between Business and Campus conferences were designed to promote continuing business-college cooperation in…

Four newsletter issues examine aspects of rural special education. Issue number one considers the generic problems or solutions in rural special education leadership, the need for innovative preservice preparation for rural educators, preservice training for Native American professionals and paraprofessionals, a model for rural early intervention,…

Wisconsin's school-to-work initiative is being led by citizens representing business and industry, education, organized labor, community groups, and governmental entities from all over the state. They share a vision for improving how students are prepared to become successful citizens, productive workers, and lifelong learners. This booklet…

A program developed at Illinois State University for coordinating internships and other credit-generating field experiences is described. The work experiences are planned, administered, and supervised at the department level and coordinated through a university-wide central office. (Author/SF)

A study was conducted to identify and analyze the involvement of secondary vocational education and business and industry in joint partnership agreements in Tennessee. Vocational administrators (n=94), teachers (n=53), and business and industry persons (n=22) responded to questionnaires, representing response rates of 81%, 77%, and 39%…

This volume is intended to assist providers of services to handicapped youth in helping youth with disabilities to make the transition from school to work, postsecondary education, or other post-school activities. Chapter I is an overview of this discussion and the topic. Chapter II discusses the historical and legislative background of policies…

Recognizing the difficult time most youths face in finding a good job after high school graduation, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District developed strategies to improve the transition. A high level of collaborative activity was already underway in Austin between the school district and the community, but most programs had been started…

This report describes 38 model school-business partnerships that are being conducted in South Carolina. The 38 reports were gathered from 24 school districts and 3 statewide projects. Criteria for selection were that the partnerships must be in some way exemplary of the program and the school district must have reported in some detail their…

This booklet provides information on developing and implementing a school-business relationship through its description of a successful partnership program in the Springfield, Missouri, Public Schools. The guide is organized in seven sections. The first section provides a rationale for school-business partnerships, and the second section explains…

This report explores the potential for and obstacles to comprehensive community-level approaches to preparing young people for occupational and academic advancement. Chapter I introduces the New Workforce strategy based on a pathways design and a community framework and strategic plan. Chapter II includes the following: overview of the shaping of…

This document describes a project that developed a resource guide for information on business-education partnerships in California, using a literature search and telephone interviews, and produced a guide to these partnerships. The project also explored the role of business in educational improvement and reform. Information is presented on the…

This guide, developed through the Consortium to Restructure Education through Academic and Technological Excellence (CREATE), a partnership among high schools, a vocational-technical center, a community college, and universities in Oklahoma, presents information, resources, and examples for development and implementation of a tech prep program in…

During 1981-82, a study was conducted by personnel in Occupational Education at North Carolina State University to determine the elements that affect an institution's ability to respond to the training needs of industry. Fifteen community/technical colleges, representing 43 percent of the total enrollees in the system, and 30 major industries in…