Discusses tools and techniques that have been used successfully to capture the essence of the learning that occurs as a result of the co-op experience. Offers advantages and disadvantages of such techniques as journals, research projects, readings, monthly reports, portfolios, group meetings, and student self-evaluation. (JOW)

Analysis of data from a sample of women in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth shows that adolescent fertility substantially reduces years of formal education and work experience. These reductions in human capital have a significant effect on wages at age 25. (SK)

Career academies are specialized high schools that blend challenging academic courses with realistic work experiences. An academy's curriculum organizes academic instruction around an industry or occupational theme and enables students to complete college preparatory courses and acquire work-related knowledge and skill. (Author/JOW)

Tests of four similar data sets show that returns to education rose significantly in the Czech Republic and Slovakia after the end of Communist governments. Women generally had higher returns than men. Men's returns increased more after the regime change. (SK)

The accounting lab at the Pinkerton Academy in Derry, New Hampshire, encompasses the learning of theory, concepts, skills, technology, and work-related competencies, and gives students the opportunity to explore the accounting field.(JOW)

Independent cross-sections developed using National Longitudinal Survey data reveal a decrease in the gender wage gap from 1989-1994 due to fewer differences in tenure and full-time employment. Disaggregating education by two- and four-year providers and college major accounts for 8.5-11% of the narrower wage gap for the period. (SK)

Interviews with 139 secondary teachers, 60 students, and 32 employers showed that employers provided work experience for public relations and recruitment purposes. Teachers felt students developed skills and experience of the world of work. Students gained skills and information and were able to sample jobs. Distinctions between structural and…

Proposes, justifies, and applies a framework for analyzing leadership stories. Although stories hold rich opportunities for understanding school leadership, they are often wasted because they are neither noticed nor interpreted. The CII Frame guides story interpretation by exploring the context, intuition, and influences leaders communicate via…

Surveys 200 public relations practitioners and investigates whether the type of writing and over-all time spent writing vary with years of experience. Finds that higher levels of writing efficiency come with writing experience, and shows that female practitioners spend a higher percentage of their workday on writing tasks than do their male…

Addresses the concept of "play as a child's work," from the viewpoints of Montessori, Freud, and Piaget. Contends that children's play: (1) like adult play, may be individual or social; (2) has immediate value for the child as a way of expressing feelings; and (3) is a healthy counterpoise to work. (SD)

Past research has shown that many scientists, when asked to interpret unfamiliar graphs that have nevertheless been culled from introductory undergraduate courses in their own field, experience problems and cannot give the standard answer accepted in the field. Yet, these same scientists turn out to be highly competent when it comes to graphs from…

An empirical study was conducted to gain an understanding of the motivations of undergraduate students in attending lectures. Students were highly heterogeneous regarding their reported lecture attendance motivations, with two segments representing prototypical extremes. The student group labelled "idealists" in this study reported genuinely…

This author's professional career has varied in leadership experiences. Unlike women who are coming of age today in leadership positions, the author never had a "plan" for her professional career moves. She simply went about selecting the next interesting opportunity. Looking back, this may not have always been in her best interest, but she…

Researchers have demonstrated death anxiety in nursing professionals; however, it is unclear as to when this anxiety develops. This study used a multidimensional measure to investigate death anxiety in a group of experienced (n = 53) and inexperienced (n = 49) nursing students and a control group of non-nursing students (n = 50). Experienced…

Internationally, commentators have identified a growing demand for environmental expertise. Matching this has been an expansion in the range of environmental careers available to workers: from environment protection and bio-physical areas, to local government operations, environmental auditing, assessment, and management. However, in Australia…