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Download full textPerson, Ann; Pavetti, LaDonna; Max, Jeffrey – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2008
This practice brief profiles three programs, two statewide and one local, that provide work opportunities to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients who are participating in vocational education programs. The authors selected programs that combine vocational education and paid work because this strategy reinforces the emphasis of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Vocational Education, Welfare Services, Work Study Programs
Huffman, Harry – Amer Vocat J, 1969
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Program Descriptions, School Business Relationship, Vocational Education
Freshley, Lawrence – Pointer, 1978
Described is an 8-week vocational program for senior high school special education students in environmental maintenance. (SBH)
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Program Descriptions, Secondary Education, Success
LEIGHBODY, GERALD B. – 1967
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SIX DIFFERENT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED TO ASSESS THEIR COMMON FEATURES, INNOVATIONS, AND SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES. THESE PROGRAMS WERE OF A MULTI-OCCUPATIONAL NATURE, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SLOW LEARNERS. DATA WERE SECURED BY MEANS OF INTERVIEWS WITH KEY PERSONNEL,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Program Descriptions, Slow Learners, Special Education
Huber, Dennis J. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1973
Students at a residential school for the blind are provided part-time work experience for a small stipend in the sheltered workshop operated by an agency for the blind. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, High School Students, Program Descriptions, Sheltered Workshops
Peer reviewedBent, Michael T. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1976
Saint Mary's School for the Deaf is initiating a program for reinforcing the vocational experiences of the older multiply-handicapped, low functioning deaf student. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Deafness, Educational Programs, Hearing Impairments
Tremble, Judith T.; Campbell, Lawrence F. – New Outlook for the Blind, 1973
Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Multiple Disabilities, Program Descriptions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1968
Testimony relative to the Vocational Education Improvement Act Amendments of 1967 as given in three committee sessions is presented in letters, and supplemental materials. Major prepared statements were by (1) Lee W. Ralston, (2) Margaret L. Crawford, (3) David Allen, William McCann, (5) Glen Guldberg, (6) Joseph H. Stephenson, (7) Ronald Regan,…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Enrollment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Special Occupational Services.
The purpose of the work-study program is to provide part-time employment for students who need the earnings from such employment to commence, continue, or return to an approved vocational education program on a full-time basis. Suggestions for developing work-study programs for vocational education students under the federal legislation are…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Program Administration, Program Descriptions
Rochester Jobs, Inc., NY. – 1972
A program is reported for potential and actual high school dropouts that combines academic courses with work experience, and is designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. Some of the objectives of the program were to test the feasibility of a joint educational approach of trade instructors and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Program Descriptions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1968
Testimony relative to the Vocational Education Improvement Act Amendments of 1967 as given in three Committee sessions is presented in the form of verbatim oral questions and answers, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials. Major prepared statements were by (1) Harold Howe II, (2) Grant Venn, (3) The Division of Adult and…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Luskin, Bernice; And Others – 1976
Described is a Title III work study model to provide a 4-year vocational training program for approximately 40 handicapped junior and senior high school students in Westport, Connecticut. Program activities (such as conferences with employers) and the needed professional personnel (such as a school psychologist) are outlined for each of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Case Studies, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Lake, Thomas P., Ed. – 1974
The publication contains reports of six career education programs for handicapped adolescents and young adults. Described is the Career Development Center, an alternative high school program in Syosset, New York, which offers academic and vocational learning opportunities to students (15 to 21 year old) who have difficulty adjusting to public…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Laurence, Marilyn – New Outlook for the Blind, 1973
An intensive 5-week residential, vocational program sought to establish a boot camp'' environment in which great demands were made upon 27 blind students (15- to 20-years-old), forcing them to achieve through a heightening of self-awareness and self-esteem. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1970
The implementation of a work-study program in a rural, depressed area, the operation of the program, and evaluation are discussed in the first of six papers on vocational education for the retarded. The sheltered workshop at the Kurtz Training Center in Pennsylvania is described with a focus on promoting self image and adjustment. A 6-year…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Descriptions
