The lists presented in this volume include individuals and institutions that may serve as resources to educators developing or modifying programs to assist beginning teachers. These lists were generated by contracts made in the course of the study of induction programs for beginning teachers. The first list is of locations and directors of the…

The Digest of Helping Programs presented in this volume describes exemplary support programs for beginning teachers in the United States. Twenty-four programs are included, of which four are described in considerable detail. Comprehensive descriptions are given of the following programs: (1) The Stanford University Intern Program; (2) The Resident…

A model was developed of an internship program designed to give valuable cross-cultural experience to school administrators in training at universities in the United States and Venezuela. A naturalistic approach was used to develop the model. Leading school administrators and educational leadership theorists in both countries were interviewed by…

In 1980-1981, extended funding from the Kellogg Foundation and a total budget of $561,316 allowed the Partnership for Rural Improvement (PRI) to add to its program while continuing to emphasize project development, organizational development, interorganizational coordination, and training and education. PRI began to use task forces as a method of…

A model is described that can be used to establish postsecondary cooperative internship programs or improve existing programs to bring vocational education and business together. Following an introduction that includes definitions of terms, chapter 2 defines an internship program. Chapters 3-12 discuss the 10 procedures/components involved in the…

The second year of a pilot internship program for the preservice and inservice professional development of vocational educators was undertaken to (1) provide potential leadership personnel on-the-job learning experiences, (2) provide relevant educational on-the-job experiences to vocational and technical education undergraduates at Colorado State…

A project was conducted to expand college-to-work transition options available to vocational students at Orange Coast College (OCC) and to develop a comprehensive multioption model for community college-to-work transitions. The project advisory committee began working to link tech prep to the project's goals and to establish ties with Orange…

This document contains two reports on the Classrooms beyond Walls Career Education Project conducted by the Mamaroneck Union Free School District and the Sound Consortium for grades K-12 in the 1975-76 school year. The final report summarizes the project's major objectives (increasing self-awareness and decision-making skills, training teachers in…