Types of work study programs on the secondary level are described, as are federal, state, and local forms, records, and requirements. Over four-fifths of the document consists of appended forms and their explanations. (JD)

For the past 10 years all students have been enrolled in the industrial arts program for 13 weeks each year in the Greece Central School District, New York. The orientation phase in grades 7-8 concentrates on the construction, graphic communication, transportation, and manufacturing clusters. Grades 9 through 12 continue three levels of career and…

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE WAS TO ASCERTAIN THE STATUS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THE STUDY INCLUDED ONLY PROGRAMS OPERATED IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, FUNDED EITHER PARTIALLY OR FULLY BY THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT, PUBLIC LAW 88-210, AND DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ACADEMIC, SOCIOECONOMIC, OR OTHER HANDICAPS…

THIS COLLECTION OF PAPERS WAS PRESENTED AT AN INSTITUTE AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN APRIL 1964. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PUPILS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ADMINISTRATION, THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF A PROGRAM, PLANNING THE CURRICULUM,…

A study conducted in Illinois to review the state of the art of articulation had the following objectives in five component areas: (1) to review, describe, critique, and evaluate several variables associated with the practical knowledge/current practices relating to articulation efforts in Illinois and in other states; (2) to determine how…

This manual is one of a 3-volume series prepared to guide the high school vocational agriculture teacher in teaching ornamental horticulture. Chapter I introduces the reader to ornamental horticulture and gives examples of how the subject can be integrated into an existing agriculture curriculum. Chapter II is devoted to the public relations…

In order for vocational education programs to meet the needs of youth and industry in our constantly changing society, curriculum, personnel, instruction, and methods must be continuously evaluated. Evaluation must lead to continuous program improvement, and direct the objectives of future training programs. Evaluation criteria to measure various…

The report describes a series of conferences whose objective was to orient selected educational leaders to the implications of preparing educational personnel with a career education perspective. The first 32 pages of the report discuss project objectives and procedures, and detail participant profiles, pre- and post-conference career education…

This module, one of a set of seven instructional materials designed for competency-based vocational education administrator education, focuses on program planning. Both state and local level planning processes are reviewed with the overall purpose of helping the learner (1) understand the planning process, (2) develop organizational skills for…

The presentation, review and evaluation of innovative vocational-technical curriculums in operation was the major function of a San Francisco conference sponsored jointly by the Center for Technical Education at San Francisco State College and the Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education at the University of Wisconsin. Major…

The text includes 27 papers presented at the Illinois Statewide Institute for Educators of the Severely and Profoundly Handicapped. Papers address the following six topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): student and systems assessment (student evaluation and instruction, and an accountability system in behavioral programs); services to severely…

THIS HANDBOOK WAS WRITTEN TO AID THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND COORDINATOR IN ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A DIVERSIFIED COOPERATIVE TRAINING (DCT) PROGRAM. THE DCT PROGRAM INVOLVES THE TRAINING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THREE GENERAL OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS--TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL, DISTRIBUTIVE, AND OFFICE OCCUPATIONS. IF SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN…

Vocational education appeared in China around 1870. Modern vocational schools were established in the Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. A system of vocational schools was set up in 1902. A number of senior vocational schools were set up between 1937 and 1945, but the foundation of vocational-technical education was very weak. Since the founding of the…

The primary focus was on the impact of vocational programs on educational achievement, job training, and job placement of disadvantaged youth. Procedures were developed to insure coverage of all major categories of the disadvantaged, all major areas of vocational education, pre-vocational programs, comprehensive regional coverage, and private as…

This self-appraisal checklist was compiled by the Ohio Department of Education to assist Ohio teachers and administrators in their efforts to improve the total school program of industrial arts. The checklist is organized into seven major categories, which represent essential aspects of an industrial arts program. These categories are philosophy,…