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Rueda-Acedo, Alicia Rita – Hispania, 2021
This article presents an overview of the creation and consolidation of an undergraduate certificate in Spanish translation offered at the University of Texas at Arlington. The certificate is a 15 credit-hour program oriented towards community translation and service-learning. It also offers a curricular model that could be beneficial for other…
Descriptors: Spanish, Translation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peters, Richard O.
The document describes one component of a New Hampshire Experimental Schools Program (ESP) project to develop a K-12 career/vocational education program. By placing selected students at community resource sites, the program has taken advantage of both physical and human site resources. Skilled community craftsmen/tradesmen function as off-campus…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students

Cordisco, Jane Hunt – Educational Leadership, 1979
Students in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are leaving the school to spend as much as a full semester learning about the adult world. (Author)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship, Secondary Education

Post, Albert – Social Science Record, 1973
The high school social studies alternatives in New York City are found in a variety of programs, including alternative high schools, work study programs, basic education programs, college prepatory, and a city-based program. (KM)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Descriptions
Dean, Nancy – 1976
The relationship between community involvement and academic excellence is discussed. The hypothesis was that performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test is best predicted by the extent to which students extend their education beyond the classroom to become involved in the businesses, organizations, and other institutions in the community. Senior…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Data Analysis, Educational Innovation
McKeesport Area School District, PA. – 1975
Seniors in Pennsylvania's McKeesport Area Senior High School have the opportunity to spend one semester placed in a local agency, office, or business, in order to learn first-hand the practical aspects of a career or professional field of their choice. During this semester the students normally do not attend daily classes, but meet regularly with…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, High Schools, Program Descriptions, School Business Relationship
Janssen, Nona – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1977
Describes the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) concept and history briefly, and discusses EBCE in Decatur, Joliet, and Sycamore (Illinois) with comments of support from students, the community, parents, and staff. (TA)
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Program Attitudes, Program Descriptions
Cummings, J. R. – 1979
Educators sometimes fail to adequately bring about school community collaboration. To do so, cooperative policy adjustments must be made, such as the supportive network created in the Dallas "Adopt-a-School" Program. Too, implementation adjustments must be made in the development of an action-learning program such as the flexible…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Experiential Learning, Policy Formation, Program Descriptions

Coviello, Keith – Guidance & Counselling, 1986
Outlines the recommendations made by the Co-operative Career Work Education Association of Canada for encouraging the cooperation of business and industry in secondary school cooperative education programs. Details the need for such programs and the benefits to both student and community from such a program. (ABB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, High School Students, Industry, Program Descriptions
Ianocone, Robert N.; Sigmond, Mary V. – Career Education Quarterly, 1977
The article describes the career education program for senior high handicapped students in the Arlington (Virginia) public schools, including curriculum development, delivery activities, student placement, placement site selection, and learner outcome goals. (MF)
Descriptors: Career Education, Handicapped Students, High Schools, Program Descriptions
Shry, Carroll L., Jr. – Agricultural Education, 1976
A listing of the elements that helped make a strong career studies program at Linganore Junior-Senior High School, Frederick County, Maryland. (HD)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Rural Student Vocational Program, Wasilla, AK. – 1983
The purpose of the Rural Student Vocational Program (RSVP) is to provide rural high school vocational students with work and other experiences related to their career objective. Students from outlying schools travel to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau (Alaska) to participate in two weeks of work experience with cooperating agencies and businesses.…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Guidelines, High Schools, Pamphlets
Wray, Ralph D. – Balance Sheet, 1975
Employers and the business community in general should be fully informed regarding the type of student work program they are cooperating, or considering cooperating with. Descriptions of work experience and cooperative occupational education programs point out objective and participant differences. Suggestions to alleviate the problem are made.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Employer Employee Relationship, Employers
Hagans, Rex W. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1976
Experience-Based Career Education finds a comprehensive curriculum existing outside school walls; it restructures the educational environment to take maximum advantage of direct experience and of community institutions' special capabilities for preparing youths for adulthood. Staff, student, and community resource person roles are defined and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Resources, Demonstration Programs, Educational Strategies
Sharpe, Debera – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1976
The implementation of Experience-Based Career Education in Georgia's secondary schools highlights the need for initial assessment of existing curriculum structure (Georgia had an established K-14 career education program) and complimentary program development (Georgia enjoyed a strong school-community partnership). On this groundwork, EBCE has…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Strategies, Program Descriptions