The author organized a "Visitation Day" where students could be employees in different firms for half a day each. Before the visits each firm provided pertinent information about its operations and the students received appropriate orientation. Rotation of visits to various firms introduced the students to different types of offices. Response from…

Contrasts the role of formal education and training with informal methods (including first-hand experiences) in developing managerial talent as well as professional abilities, with implications for the adult educator. Discussion of professional education in medicine, law, and engineering is included. (EM)

After noting the complexity involved in making career decisions and the need for young people and adults to have direct assess to career information, major discussion centers around the ingredients, or steps, in the decision making process, the importance of employability skills, and the role of cooperative work experience. (SH)

As the number of women workers has increased, the conditions of employment have changed. Contingent employment such as part time and temporary work allows women to accommodate their lifestyle needs and enables employers to compete in the world economy. Lack of benefits and lack of advancement opportunities are pitfalls of such arrangements. (VM)

Effective teaching of the special needs marketing student through preparation, presentation, practice, and performance review is discussed. Also examined are several teaching strategies: individualized instruction; peer tutoring; field trips; games, simulations, and role playing; and cooperative work programs. (CT)

The author suggests alternative methods of teaching accounting in order to bring the community into the classroom: compiling lists of possible field trips, speakers, and other sources of information; a questionnaire for students; field trips; speakers in the classroom; individual interviews; analyzing records of small businesses; and using…

Describes a study conducted to evaluate the cooperative education program at the Technical College at Waseca as perceived by graduates during the years 1972-1981. Findings included academic departments varied in their knowledge of and assistance in planning learning objectives of co-op students, and graduates believed they received little or no…

Reviews data on massive youth unemployment in the United States and looks at youth training in Germany and Japan. Proposes a national program that would create large numbers of youth trainee positions in the public and private sectors, and would include vocational training and counseling at the high school level. (ML)

Employment increased in 1983 with these major trends: an increase in full-time, year-round employment for women; a decrease in employment for men, especially older men; more Black women employed full-time, year-round than White women; more Black unemployment than White; and more Hispanic employment than Black. (CT)

A study at Syracuse University funded by the Cooperative Assessment of Experiential Learning resulted in the development of a model for the assessment of experiential learning and the awarding of appropriate academic credit in a given educational environment. (Author/LBH)

Summarized are the development, operation and outcomes of a successful summer agricultural work experience course for high school students. (MS)

This digest examines community college welfare-to-work programs and the strategies employed to enhance program completion, job retention, and educational advancement. It begins with a discussion of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the implications of this "work-first" oriented legislation…

Professional school counselors are required by law and/or regulation in every state to obtain a state-issued credential in order to be employed in public schools. Information regarding certification requirements and state mandates are covered in this report. The information was compiled through an analysis of state laws, regulations, credentialing…

This manual describes an approach to training provided by the Peace Corps that is known as community-based or Fully Integrated Training (FIT). FIT is a decentralized training program, in which trainees are divided into small groups and placed in separate communities for the duration of the preservice training program. The main part of the manual…

Internships are often omitted from or put-off until late in some students' programs of study. Some academics are reluctant to accept the academic legitimacy of applied work programs, thus cooperative education programs are not offered or encouraged in some curriculums. This study invited students finishing their internship experiences to reflect…