Preparation for employment and improved economic status are the primary objectives of vocational education for high school dropouts. To accomplish these objectives, greater knowledge is needed concerning the participation, characteristics, and motivation of those dropouts who participate in vocational education. Of an estimated 14,258 Wisconsin…

The hypothesis of this study was that there is no significant difference between the mean academic performance of freshmen who hold work-study jobs during their first semester and those who do not, where performance is measured in terms of Grade Point Average (GPA). Subjects were two matched groups, the first being 27 students who held work-study…

Skill training, related academic subjects, job orientation, counseling, and attitudinal modification are at the core of the Work Opportunity Center (WOC) program. All energies are focused on assisting each person as an individual deserving of every opportunity for success. Specific procedures to carry out this goal include personalized scheduling,…

The manual was produced by a secondary school district for the use of career placement aides in a special education work experience program. Each aide's professional responsibilities include facilitating students' efforts to participate in the program; acting as the center for information and processing of special education students on his campus;…

The basic objective of the cooperative industrial education program is to prepare students for useful employment in occupations of their choice through vocational training by the school and business or industry, providing legal employment, systematic training on the job, and supplementary instruction in the school. Objectives of the program,…

A survey of the physical activities of police officers in New Jersey was conducted to collect information about the kinds of physical activities they perform, their present health status, the measures they take to maintain good physical condition, and their appraisal of the present civil service physical performance test battery. Another purpose…

This is the third in a series of analytical reports on findings in 1968-69 of the Urban Employment Survey. The Survey was designed to develop information on employment, unemployment, and work-related problems of the working-age population residing in the major poverty areas of several large cities. The present report focuses on the labor market…

A questionnaire given to 450 cartographic technicians at U.S. Army TOPOCOM is provided. A few questions from the preliminary questionnaire (see TM 001 465) were included, such as sex, age, and GS level. Additional questions deal with parents' education and occupation, technicians' English language facility, level of education reached, and several…

The experiences of a distributive education teacher in the rural areas of Maine are presented. Cooperative programs were conducted by the school and local businesses in order to train seniors in business and retailing. (EC)

The mismatch between education and work results in social and economic costs. Career education, intended to ease the problem, is criticized for opting for economic efficiency at the expense of individual development. (Author/MLF)

The article points out how the Junior Achievement program has provided youth with hands-on work experience and the responsibilities of administering a small business. Program goals, operation, and expansion over its 55 year history are described. (Author/MS)

Discusses a program that allows university engineering faculty members to work in industry for one year to gain experience that will aid in their instruction of engineering undergraduates. (MLH)

Discusses the pros and cons of requiring that journalism teachers have some minimum work experience in the field of journalism. (RL)

Darmstadt Enterprises for Career and Individual Development (DECIDE) is an educational program for both regular and special needs students providing a simulated business environment, currently in eight occupational areas. DECIDE is located in the Darmstadt Career Center and enrolls secondary students from schools in American military communities…

Attempts to validate the Parallel Plan of Cooperative Education, discusses utilization of student's current jobs in cooperative education, the practice of volunteer jobs in cooperative education, and the use of Federal College Work Study funds in selective Cooperative Education placements. (Author/RK)