This Brief summarizes a report prepared to assist the U.S. Department of Education's College and Career Transitions Initiative (CCTI). The report presents a sample of state-level policies and legislation that support the implementation of career pathways and other strategies that facilitate educational and employment transitions. Data gathering…

New Apprenticeships provide a pathway from school to adult working life for a significant proportion of each cohort of young people and thus make a potentially important contribution to the formation of skills for individuals and for the community as a whole. New Apprenticeships are based on a formal combination of study and work that links…

Henke and Zahn (2001) found that 1992-93 college graduates who entered K-12 teaching were among the most stable of all employed graduates with respect to their occupations three years later. This Research Note reanalyzes "Baccalaureate and Beyond" ["The 1993 Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study" ("B&B93")]…

The continued effort to improve the internship program has been the focus of this study. The reflection of additional student interviews identifies the importance of the internship program. The interns were interviewed during the internship process through appreciative inquiry techniques. This qualitative study continued to look at the benefits of…

This research describes reasons and outcomes for participating in vocational education and examined differences between online and traditional students. The Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey, part of (NHES: 2003) population is adults age 16 or older who were not enrolled in grade 12 or below, not institutionalized, not on active duty…

The Manitoba Education and Training Program launched a longitudinal student transitions study in 1999 to gain a better understanding of the various routes taken by Senior 4 (S4) students in their pursuit of a post-secondary education and work experience. The first phase of the study surveyed the S4 students as they completed their final year of…

This report provides data on students earning physics and astronomy Bachelors degrees for the academic years ending in 1999 and 2000. A survey was sent to each of the 763 degree-granting departments that confer physics degrees, and responses were received from 2,721 physics major seniors from both classes. Findings show that physics Bachelors…

Points out the need for educational programs targeted to young adults and existing and potential owners of small businesses. Recommends that, before beginning such a program, educators work with business leaders to determine community needs and the interest in program topics and scheduling alternatives. (JOW)

Discusses a study to determine the importance of specific business courses included in administrative office management programs as measured by the perceptions of educators and practicing administrative office managers in Kentucky. (JOW)

We must update and expand the existing training programs in marketing and distributive education by adding (integrating) computer instruction. Computers will help students to move at their own pace in developing competencies that will equip them to function in the world after school. (JOW)

Describes an approach to professional continuing education designed to improve performance. The method evaluates existing performance deficiencies and specifies how proficiency may be attained through education. (JOW)

Reviewing the opposition of classical and vocational education, the author examines the function and tasks of the American Vocational Association in seeking to close the gap between education and work. (SK)

Describes an approach, used in the Corning, New York school system, which begins with the units and concepts fundamental to student academic outcomes. Teachers then review present methods and resources and identify additional resources and approaches in order to link skills and competencies with careers. (SK)

Argues that high school principals should work to bring the business world and the business education department closer together in order to improve the quality of education. (FL)

Examines three aspects of the emerging situation in society and education: changes in the world of work, changes in the financing of adult education, and the need for the profession to develop the knowledge, skill, and leadership to meet the challenges posed by these changes. (SK)