A review by a secondary school counselor of his experience during the summer as a counselor in job placement and counseling with the employment service in Chicago. (BC)

While the experience requirement for the accountant is being gradually deferred, a general increase is noted in educational requirements. Initial training provided by the school must include more practical applications and updated problem material with less emphases on theory. (CH)

A rural school district in Calhoun, Georgia, employs a competitive employment training program for moderately retarded adolescents. The program stresses work habits, social skills, and money management in on-the-job preparation. The program is expected to benefit the students, school system, community, and employer. (CL)

Discusses how the work experiences of women during World War II affected their lives after the war. Oral histories of 43 war-time employees are used to show how differences in the race, age, and marital status of the women determined how that work experience affected their lives. (AM)

The work activity center (WAC) has been severely criticized in recent times for its inability to provide clients with an adequate work component. The paper addresses these problems by proposing a new model which can be utilized by WAC. (Author)

Results of a study of over 1,000 experience-based career education students suggest six ways experiential education staff can improve the learning potential of community experiences. These involve giving the students challenge, responsibility, freedom to explore, hands-on learning, a good relationship with individuals at the work site, and…

Reports results of a questionnaire administered to participants in an antagonist drug outpatient clinic and an antagonist drug work-release program to obtain awareness of acceptance of the program participants. Naltrexone patients recommended an alternative method of administering the drug and changing the money system to award deserving inmates…

Voices concerns about the way the cooperative education program is being handled in Canada. Outlines the history of the program and discusses methods for implementation. (JOW)

Many talented minority and women professionals experience considerable frustration during the early stages of their careers as a result of a lack of familiarity with the formal and informal codes of traditional institutional hierarchies. Suggestions for analyzing and coping with traditional hierarchies are outlined for young minority and women…

A student at Empire State College of the State University of New York studying under a mentor like Sharon Villines is likely to get college credit in a wider variety of subject areas than a candidate for a traditional bachelors degree. (MM)