This paper reports on an evaluation of a funded undergraduate project designed to enable student business start-up. The programme, entitled "Beta", provides undergraduate students with £1,500 of seed-corn funding. The key objective of the project is for the participants to exit it with a viable and legal business entity through which…

Designed for use in providing information to others on experience-based career education (EBCE), this introductory guide supplies information at the awareness level for use prior to a decision being made to start an EBCE program. The guide is divided into five sections. The first three sections focus on an orientation to EBCE and lay out several…

Reviews the development of the experience-based career education (EBCE) model; describes the development of the EBCE project at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama; presents the results of the project; and discusses insights gained from it. (JOW)

The paper discusses the appropriateness for handicapped students of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE), a flexible high school program of highly individualized learning that utilizes direct experience in work and community settings to promote growth in basic academic skills, self-reliance, and career awareness. The need for expanded career…

This handbook is designed to aid in the implementation of a Career Education PLUS (planning, learning, understanding, and succeeding) class that is built upon the concept of experience-based career education. Following an introductory section, the first of five additional sections outlines steps that should be taken to determine the interest and…

An experience-based career education project for gifted and talented high school students was implemented in three pilot schools in Jefferson County, Colorado. The model was adapted from an existing model, which was designed for the regular school population and based on a prototype model developed by Northwest Regional Education Laboratory.…

The Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Program was adopted and implemented to replace the traditional work experience program for senior year educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students at a public high school. The EBCE program had two major priorities--to create a set of learning experiences which were uniquely…

The implementation guide for special education administrators and teachers provides a review and synthesis of programing in experienced based career education (EBCE) for the handicapped, describes exemplary programs, and gives implementation guidelines. The first chapter provides background information, an overview, and summaries of legislation…

Community-based learning (CBL) is a prevocational program that provides opportunities for career exploration. This publication outlines the particular adaptations that need to be made to the original CBL model to meet the needs of handicapped students. A flow chart of the CBL process and a CBL program overview are provided. CBL is then discussed…

At the Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence, Rhode Island, a committee of educators and community members developed a new program and house plan that reinforces building relationships, doing group and individual projects, having individual space, and connecting to the world. Learning Through Internships activities are…

The Work as a Topic of Study program is described as a vehicle for making academic study more relevant to the middle school student's future role as a productive worker. Following an argument for maintaining a flexible middle school curriculum which contributes to the social development of students, the five school districts currently…

The paper describes the Related Vocational Instruction (RVI) and Career Employment Experience (CEE) Programs at a Georgia high school and explains how the programs cooperated to better serve the needs of the educable mentally handicapped students in the school. The goal of the RVI program is to provide secondary handicapped students with job entry…

Presents a career education project offering a real-world experience to sixth-grade students in a shopping mall. Describes development and implementation of the project which provided students with a one-time experience as quasi-store-employees. Discusses follow-up activities and feedback received from children and parents. (RC)

The installation and uses of three water wells on the San Jose State University campus are discussed. Included in the discussion are funding, industry-university cooperation, and benefits to the instructional program. (CW)

An exemplary project was initiated in March of 1977 as a jointly operated project with Arrowhead Area Education Agency 5 and Iowa Central Community College. The purpose of the effort was to analyze the potential and demonstrate the components of the Experience-Based Career Education--Appalachia Education Laboratory (EBCE-AEL) model for mildly…