The turmoil on college campuses today that centers around the protest demands of black students clearly points to the need for substantive curricular changes. Many students are interested in "relevant" courses which, to them, means moving out of the ivory tower and "into the community." Classroom studies could be linked to ghetto problems in…

Advocated for junior and senior high school special education students is a work-study curriculum which reflects real-life situations. (CL)

This paper stresses the stake of business and industry as full partners with the schools in the total educational process. Especially needed are programs relevant to on the job training and paid work experience, to replace the outmoded vocational education system which has failed to prepare youth for employment. (NH)

An educational program draws together students from several secondary schools in one region in a labor practicum which combines training shops, classroom work, and laboratory experience. Examples are presented of schools throughout the USSR which are training pupils to be computer and machine operators, construction workers, cooks, automotive…

Examines the role of production brigades in agricultural education of Soviet pupils. Identifies brigades' successes (integrated approach to education, nature conservation, interaction of labor and school, and agricultural experimentation), and identifies some unresolved problems (limited amount of modern agricultural machinery, small land area,…

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…

This paper reviews barriers to developing work study options for students with mild mental retardation. These include the debate over the existence of the entity mental retardation, the relationship of political/economic factors and schooling, the purpose and content of secondary education, and the interaction of personal values with these…

The State of Iowa Advisory Council on Career Education has elected to investigate each year one specific component or element of vocational and career education in the State, rather than undertake a comprehensive review. The topic of the 1974 report is cooperative work-study programs in the State. The Council collected information and observations…

Part I, Administrative Provisions, of the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational and Technical Education in Illinois constitutes the basis upon which eligibility of the State for Federal funds is determined and becomes a contract with the Federal government. This section includes coverage of general provisions, fiscal control and fund…

The educational needs and aspirations of a large proportion of Europe's teenagers (13 to 18 years of age) and the provision that is or should be made for them are the subject for this study. Part I of the study describes the pace and magnitude of some of the main socioeconomic changes that are transforming the face of Europe in the second half of…

The handbook is intended for school and community programs helping learning disabled young adults make the transition from school to work. The first chapter describes development of the Transition Project by York County (Maine) and project components including referral, assessment, membership on the Transitional Pupil Evaluation Team, the…

Every high school student should not only be provided with appropriate academic instruction but with supervised work experience as well. For the past 70 years, the number of students in cooperative education programs has grown steadily. Despite these steady gains, the best estimates place no more than 10 percent of all vocational education…

Several methods for determining priorities for research in agricultural education can be cited. These include the following: to rely on individual initiative, as has been done in the past; to get organized as a profession and reach agreement regarding research priorities at the national, regional, or state levels; to wait for federal and state…

PART-TIME WORK EXPERIENCE AND MODIFICATION OF CURRICULUM WERE DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT STUDENTS FROM DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL. CONCERN WAS FOCUSED ON THE SATISFACTORY PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SHOULD THEY LEAVE SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM WAS COORDINATED BY THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE OF THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE…