The purpose of this conference was to develop models for conducting systematic and sequential exploratory experiences for junior and senior high school students which would lead to satisfactory job placement. The participants at the conference tried to identify behavioral objectives expected of the student as a result of the proposed program,…

This conference was one of six regional meetings on implications of current proposals on vocational education for industry, education, and legislation sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education. Approximately 209 persons, mostly educators, attended. Presentations included in the document are:…

Seventy-four participants attended the 4-day National Conference on Pre-Release Programs for a symposium on adult offender programs. Presentations heard included: (1) "Halfway House Programs--A National Overview" by O.J. Keller, Jr., (2) "The Evolving Program of a Privately Operated Halfway House" by Robert P. Taylor, (3) "The Employment Program…

Proceedings of the School-to-Work Transition Conference held at Monash University in Australia are presented. Following the conference program, eight presentations from the conference are given. Presentations were as follow: (1) School-to-Work Transition--Introduction, by Alan Wright, summarizes the themes, strategies in planning, and important…

The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program as it was presented n five formal conferences with 230 education officials from Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. More specifically, the study attempted to evaluate EBCE along the guidelines…

Participants from 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces attended the Fourth National Conference on Outdoor Education sponsored by the Outdoor Education Project and the Council on Outdoor Education and Camping of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. The conference was primarily a working conference designed to deal…

The final report of the Cooperative Industrial Education (CIE) Coordinators' Workshop (New Jersey, 1973) includes statements relating to conference objectives, edited transcripts of presentations, summary statements by group discussion leaders, an evaluation of the conference proceedings, and an introductory statement of accomplishments that…

The focus of the Abraham Jacobs Memorial Symposium was the rehabilitation of the mentally retarded. In "Predictive Studies of Vocational Adjustment," Henry V. Cobb and Shirley Epir discuss (1) the history of treatment of the retarded in the United States, (2) problems in predictive research with the retarded, and (3) difficulties in the…

The proceedings include sections on: keynote addresses (Paul A. Miller, Jon Van Til); who volunteers and why, the impact of volunteerism; evaluation, research design, and methodology; preparing volunteers and those who manage volunteers (evaluation of recruiting and training procedures, the effect of the student volunteer experience, effectiveness…

Sponsored by the Rehabilitation Counseling Program and the Department of Special Education, both at Mankato State College, and by the Minnesota Council for Exceptional Children, the conference was designed to strengthen communication and cooperation between special education and vocational rehabilitation planners and practitioners, and thus to…

Eighteen papers were presented at the conference by practitioners, academic researchers, labor representatives and members of government. Summaries of papers are grouped under the headings: Apprenticeship as a Training Process; Lessons from Followup Studies of Journeymen and Apprentices; Minorities in Apprenticeship; Apprenticeship Training in…

This document contains the proceedings of a two-day symposium conducted to analyze four different perspectives (psychological, economic, anthropological, and sociological) on evaluating experiential education programs. The perspectives are represented in papers by Samuel H. Osipow, Psychology, Ohio State University; Nicholas M. Kiefer, Economics,…

Papers are presented from a consultation program on administration of international cooperative education exchanges. The papers provide the broad context in which the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience/United States will develop programs and administrative services to facilitate international placements…

This report attempts to present a state-of-the-art report on action-learning (experiential learning), share ideas and information about what is going on in the field, and promote the wider adoption of action-learning. First, the need for action-learning programs is explored. Included are discussions of one position of the Federal Government on…

The conference reported here was held for national leaders from industry, labor, education, and youth-serving organizations to (1) provide a forum for the presentation of a sampling of illustrative programs displaying initiative being taken in the private sector to enhance youth career development, and (2) obtain the counsel of participants on how…