A high school teacher presents some guidelines for coordinating instructional activities in the classroom with resources in the community. She suggests keeping a resource file of possible activities, speakers, field trips, videotape or cassette tape interviews when trips are not feasible, work education programs, teacher exchange, materials from…

Describes a cooperative education program in the Midland Public Schools (Michigan) which permits the student to receive on-the-job experience along with in-school education at the same time. The authors note that many of the same techniques described could be used effectively in a public relations program for any school in any community to enhance…

Employers and the business community in general should be fully informed regarding the type of student work program they are cooperating, or considering cooperating with. Descriptions of work experience and cooperative occupational education programs point out objective and participant differences. Suggestions to alleviate the problem are made.…