Structured Industrial Practice Studies is a work-based learning approach in three parts: (1) briefing, during which students set objectives to meet learning outcomes; (2) industry visit; and (3) debriefing, in which students review learning, reflect on experience in light of theory, and are assessed via written reports and/or oral presentations.…

Discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and its implementation at the local level. Identifies barriers to implementation and outlines suggestions for transition educators who are instrumental in fulfilling the promise of ADA. (Author/JOW)

A review of the competence movement in British education and training suggests that more work is needed in two areas: the social context of the movement and broader frameworks of research for analyzing its impact. (SK)

Educators and business people must recognize that there is no shortage of skilled labor but a shortage of jobs requiring skilled labor. Corporate America appears to be hiding decades of mismanagement behind presumed faults of the education system. The salaries of skilled laborers have actually declined 3 percent since 1987, and about 20 percent of…

Investigates whether there is any correlation between successful advertising agency careers and undergraduate education. Finds that the educational tracks pursued by executives of the top 50 advertising agencies are so varied and remarkably evenly distributed that educational background appears to have little, if any, to do with success in…

Presents a description of the research setting in a small marketing research firm and highlights the differences between this setting and the academic environment. (Author)

See Forever school offers a program of work- and school-based learning for youth who have been involved with the Washington, DC, juvenile justice system. The year-round school includes 10-hour school days, required jobs, and high expectations. (JOW)

A cooperative project between a high school engineering-technology class and a private business resulted in a real-world engineering-design project that was taken to regional and state competitions. (JOW)

The federal legislation that provided states with seed money to create school-to-work initiatives is scheduled to cease in 2001 and it is unlikely that Congress will provide any more funding. The business community can make a difference as to whether school-to-work survives. (JOW)

Describes the efforts to make Florida Gulf Coast University a leader in the drive to infuse school-to-careers concepts in postsecondary education, starting with the school of education. (JOW)

Interviews with 199 teachers, counselors, administrators, and business/industry representatives identified 13 professional development themes, including workplace experiences for students, teacher work experience, conferences, learning through students and student organizations, obtaining workplace materials, professional reading, professional…

In understanding the transformation of novices into proficient practitioners, theories of know-how and tacit knowledge have limited use. Examination of the dimensions of context that influence informal learning in the workplace supports practical judgment as an explanatory model. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)

There are many phenomenological benefits for students engaged in business simulation; a primary benefit is that the student has the opportunity to modify behavior in a realistic setting. Benefits may also be noted in the cognitive domain, and new skills can be transferred to the workplace. (Author/JOW)

Indicates the growing recognition that high schools do not do an adequate job of preparing students for their future as working adults. Describes the school-to-work programs in Wisconsin and suggests that employers and educators must devise workable plans for teaching the required skills in academic and workplace settings. (JOW)

Used Canadian census data from 1980, 1985, and 1990 to analyze the relationship between educational attainment and employment income. Data show trends similar to those found elsewhere, particularly in the United States. Data also show some lower than expected trend changes in the 1990 data in employment-income differentials and equal or greater…