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Levy, Margaret – 1994
This report examines how the "good practice" model of work-based learning (WBL) and its tools can be used with students having learning difficulties and disabilities. The model is a partnership model involving three prime partners: production professionals (employers), learning professionals (trainers and teachers), and the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Job Training
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. Education and Work Program. – 1985
This issue examines successful partnerships in the Northwest that have emerged from strategic alliances between business and education. Some models are described briefly. These partnerships are then described: Private Initiatives in Public Education (PIPE), the adopt-a-school conduit; Business Youth Exchange, a structure for work-study; Business…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Straesser, Rudolf – 1980
This paper focuses on mathematics education in Technical and Vocational Education (TVE) in West Germany. The "dual system" of TVE, a part-time college/part-time on-the-job training scheme that normally leads to a certificate of a qualified worker after three years, is reviewed. Entrance tests for the trainee posts focus heavily on aspects of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Algorithms, Basic Skills
Deane, Robert T.; Smith, Lawrence – 1977
Technical notes are presented from a study that examined the degree to which cooperative education is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for institutions of higher education to adopt. This volume gives graphs and tabular data on cohort selection, construction of net benefit streams (including graduate earnings and student…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, College Graduates, Cooperative Education, Cost Effectiveness
Cohen, Alan J.; And Others – 1977
The degree to which cooperative education is a viable educational and/or financial aid mechanism for institutions of higher education to adopt is examined in this research report. A postsecondary co-op program is defined as one in which the institution takes primary responsibility for providing the student with a series of experiences in which…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employers, Experiential Learning
McCune, Allen D. – 1980
During the 1979-80 academic year the Vocational Guidance Program at Halstead High School, a rural school with an enrollment of 225 students, placed over half the juniors and seniors in work-study positions, helped 24 seniors secure $38,000 in scholarship awards, and provided some type of career materials and information to students in all grades…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, College Bound Students, Counseling Services
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1988
This guide to Maine and United States child labor laws and their relevance to school work experiences for youths aged 14 to 18 is intended to provide teachers, guidance counselors, job developers, and job coordinators with basic information on the standards and major provisions of the laws. Chapter 1 tells why the guide was developed; recommends…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adolescents, Apprenticeships, Child Labor