Oklahoma's work study program for handicapped high school students, a cooperative effort between public schools and the State Departments of Education and Human Services, is described. Responsibilities of each party are discussed, and basic training elements (adjustment training, career awareness, and employer-employee relations) are noted.…

Attempted was an evaluation of work study programs for mentally retarded (MR) students through a followup of work study graduates, a survey of state departments of education, and a review of the literature. Inadequate return of a graduate rating scale, difficulty in obtaining student records, and few and inadequate answers to the state survey…