The document provides guidelines for the teacher-coordinator in the establishment of an internship program in distributive education. The objectives of an internship program in distributive education are enumerated and procedures are suggested for its initiation. The duties of a teacher-coordinator are listed and guidelines are presented for…

The special function of cooperative education in the community college setting is described in this book and procedures that could be used by administrators in operating such a program are outlined. The book has three major divisions. Part One traces the development of cooperative education and its associated philosophies, offers a model for a…

THE GENERAL NATURE OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING THE TRAINEES' EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND PERSONAL SAFETY ARE PRESENTED. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR MENTALLY RETARDED STUDENTS AND DIFFERS FROM OTHER COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OBJECTIVES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES. OF PRIME IMPORTANCE…

Presents the four components that must exist before any on-the-job training program can be successful and discusses twelve specific problems of cooperative training (at the secondary level) that present the greatest problems to on-the-job training coordinators. (SH)

U. S. director of career education, Kenneth B. Hoyt, is interviewed on the subject of the relationship of business and industry to career education in the schools. He urges the business-industry community to collaborate with career education implementation in the schools. As part of this collaborative effort, businesses are asked to (1) provide a…

The Work-Education Consortium Project involves more than thirty communities which have formed local councils to improve the relationship between the educational system and the employment system in their areas. The councils, each autonomous, are loosely organized and funded under the Department of Labor's Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects…

This booklet describes specific proposed and/or implemented strategies for dealing with some of the problems encountered in the CETA program. These strategies are directed toward four goals: (1) helping those who need help most; (2) creating a jobs program that goes where the jobs are: the private sector; (3) better management, delivering more job…

The document, developed by a task force of Wyoming educators in the field of cooperative occupational education (COE), offers suggestions for the development of management systems and policies for the improvement and implementation of COE programs in Wyoming. Following a brief description of the philosophy and objectives of COE, the document…

A COOPERATIVE PROGRAM OFFERED A COMPLETE RANGE OF INTEGRATED MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL SERVICES TO REINTEGRATE MENTAL PATIENTS INTO THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN REHABILITATION PROCEDURES TO EXTEND AND IMPROVE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND TO ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE…

At a time when many manpower programs have been charged with gimmickry and refunded without adequate assessment of impact and techniques, this volume attempts to develop a broad base of factual and analytical knowledge by which some judgement can be made of the gaps in manpower programs and policies as well as needed inputs. Part 1 traces…

The United States Department of Education and the American Vocational Association have undertaken a study to define the role of vocational training in job development. The literature and conversations with people involved in job development programs have shown that regional economic growth, including increases in employment, depends on five key…

The handbook is intended to assist the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) coordinator in the initiation and operation of a CWE program in U.S. Dependent Schools in the European Area (USDESEA), and allows for the many diverse and unique situations found in the USDESEA schools. Also applicable to other secondary level work experience programs, it…

This guide for the development of training programs to prepare neighborhood residents to function as staff members in Comprehensive Health Services Projects is organized into an introduction and nine other sections. "A Special Training Program" discusses jobs and careers, learning style, practice, and basic skills. "Planning for the Training…

A study identified students' perspectives on quality and nature of learning achieved in a vocational program using a cooperative learning approach. The theoretical framework for analysis of the implementation of a vocational program included Lave and Wenger's (1991) concept of situated learning and the Guile and Griffiths' (2001) model of work…

Purposes, goals, procedures, and practices of past and present cooperative vocational education programs are discussed. A broad spectrum of areas is covered in the 11 chapters, which are also designed to stand on their own: (1) Purposes of Cooperative Vocational Education; (2) Roles of a Teacher-Coordinator; (3) Tasks of a Teacher-Coordinator; (4)…