Project INTERACT, a Job Training and Partnership Act state funded project, is designed to facilitate school-to-work transition for mildly to moderately handicapped adolescents. The program provides school-based instruction in social behaviors associated with successful job performances. Following instruction, the students are provided with…

Although American education has come to be seen in a continuum of experience that spans family, community, the world of work, and everyday life, this emphasis conflicts with two educational goals: promoting equality of opportunity and developing disciplinary understanding. A response and a rejoinder follow this article. (CB)

Describes a project in which students work in teams to prepare an advertising campaign for a real client, who chooses the best campaign at the end of the semester. (FL)

This article covers both the life and the work of Alexander Luria, the Soviet psychologist, and constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the subject. A substantial bibliography of Luria's publications in English is included in the article. (CT)

The author (1) reviews the historical and social context in which career education and career guidance have evolved; (2) identifies changes taking place in work, family, and education; and (3) suggests positive strategies for delivering career programs in an expanded context. (CH)

Describes three major efforts that are moving career education forward for exceptional persons: (1) activities of the Division on Career Development, Council for Exceptional Children; (2) the school-to-work transition movement; and (3) development of the Life-Centered Career Education Curriculum at the University of Missouri-Columbia. (CH)

Presents an overview of a community-based vocational training program, focusing on aspects that have been effective in preparing students with autism for productive employment. Discusses issues concerning career development, including (1) assessment, (2) placement, (3) job analysis, (4) family involvement, and (5) interagency cooperation. (CH)

The author states that economic problems are the impetus behind a new call for school reform. Various proposed solutions are discussed, such as new governance structures, teacher improvement, and educational vouchers. (CH)

The author describes the West German "dual system" pattern of vocational training. This pattern requires collaboration between employers and vocational schools; employers teach their apprentices the practical side of the job, while schools provide the necessary theoretical instruction. Problems, including limited opportunities for women…

The Montana Supported Employment Demonstration Project is working toward employment of 60 percent of severely disabled adults. The program features demonstration and training centers, supported employment stimulation, job development, single point of access case management, school to community transition, and an interagency coordinating committee.…

The author attempts to identify the criteria and measures determining the early evolution of British governmental influence on the education of adults, particularly vocational education. He covers the period from the ending of Statutory Apprenticeship in 1814, to the role of the Science and Art Department by the 1860s. (CH)

Carving up the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum to accommodate the expectations of all its constituencies will serve no one well. It is the faculties' responsibility to decide the aims, contents, and direction of the liberal arts. (MSE)

The author describes an approach designed to help students develop decision-making skills in an office procedures or intensive office education class. (CH)

The Skyline Vocational Training Project in Great Falls, Montana, involves identifying critical work factors in entry-level jobs and blending the most effective practices of special education with those of vocational education in order to assist disabled students seeking realistic and permanent employment. (SK)

The authors discuss current trends in technology, international trade, and demographics as these relate to the workplace. They also predict probable futures related to these topics and provide implications for educators. (CH)