This report focuses on one of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) applied learning initiatives that includes work-based activities, e.g., co-ops, internships, work study, and clinical placement (SUNY Works). With funds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, SUNY asked the Rockefeller Institute of Government to examine applied…

HIGH RATES OF YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN LOW-INCOME MINORITY GROUP FAMILIES, AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE UNITED STATES KEEPS LARGER PROPORTIONS OF ITS CHILDREN IN SCHOOL LONGER THAN DOES ANY OTHER NATION, GIVE SOME INDICATION OF WHY THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROBLEM COMMANDS PUBLIC ATTENTION. SOME OF THE VARIABLES…

This document presents a comprehensive overview of cooperative education programs in the San Mateo Community College District. There are three plans which provide regular work experience related to college studies and career goals. The Alternative Semester pattern allows two students to hold one full-time position by exchanging work and study…

Basic concepts, definitions, and philosophical positions concerning cooperative vocational education were identified to form a theoretical model for program development. The review crosses the boundaries of the occupational fields within vocational-technical education, and attempts to focus more narrowly on a specific instructional methodology…

THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH CORPS (NYC) ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS JOURNAL ISSUE DEVOTED TO THE PROGRAM. IT IS NOTED THAT ALTHOUGH A LACK OF DATA MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REALISTICALLY EVALUATE NYC, ITS ADMINISTRATORS STRONGLY DEFEND THE PROGRAM'S RECORD IN DECREASING DROPOUTS AND JUVENILE CRIME, AND IN IMPROVING SCHOOL…