Consists of an interview with a teacher who advised a group of students in a money-making venture, the building and selling of model boats. Provides hints for working with young people in a group. (CH)

The article examines communication training for handicapped students making the transition from school to adult life in terms of the need for communication training, principles of assessment, and the communication specialist as consultant. (DB)

Describes how a vocational-technical center in a poor county in Michigan was transformed with an integrated program that ensures four provisions for all learners: (1) involvement in applying academic skills with occupational skills; (2) expanded opportunities to develop employability skills; (3) linkages with business, industry, and community…

The school-to-career movement aims to improve youngsters' educational performance and career prospects. High schools should be organized around nontracked, thematic programs to prepare students for higher education and highly skilled employment; offer career-focused programs; include work-based learning in the core curriculum; and integrate…

A Portland, Oregon, high school adopted the tech-prep/school-to-work career pathway structure five years ago. This model offers a framework for a student's career development, based on a broad selection within a career path, such as human services, business and management, industrial and engineering systems, and other endeavors. Choice is flexible…

In a clothing for special needs class, one student project involved becoming a clothing consultant to a blind man. The student and client evaluated and coded his wardrobe using a Braille-adapted computer, made Braille labels for clothing, and shopped to fill gaps in the wardrobe. The service learning project connected classroom learning with a…

A computer-assisted interview elicited responses from 110 high school and college students, revealing a common belief that the returns to a college education are positive, earnings rise between ages 30 and 40, and their own future earnings are uncertain. Respondents tended to overestimate the current degree of earnings inequality in the United…

Until 1980, the process of occupational transition in the United Kingdom was characterized by orientation of training toward employment. In the 1980s, traditional training made it difficult to cope with technological changes. There may be a risk of increased tension between the social demand for training and the system that produces…

Suggests that the recent recession has left its mark on Germany and that one of the reasons for high unemployment is that industrialized nations are unable to react appropriately to changes in competition. Offers a strategy for making work time more flexible. (JOW)

Seven pitfalls of transition planning for students with disabilities are identified: (1) planning at an inappropriate level; (2) confusing means with ends; (3) failing to involve all relevant educational partners; (4) selecting programs before identifying goals; (5) failing to consider future community realities; (6) being unaware of the process…

A fiber optics program at Somerset County Technical Institute (SCTI) prepares college students and trades workers for telecommunication's new wave of installation. The program was born of a partnership among an electricians' union, AT&T, and SCTI to meet the expected need for fiber optic technicians. (JOW)

Comments from Blustein, Eldredge, and Hesketh on research reported by Feij et al. on the role of proximal and distal context factors and the theories of organizational socialization and work adjustment. A rejoinder from Feij et al. clarifies some of the issues. (SK)

Learning relevance is the guiding principle behind the Real World Connections activities in the Texas Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's K-12 curriculum guides. The goal of the innovative Alternative Blueprint for Curriculum Development Project (Project ABCD) is to develop activity-based curricula that successfully blend…

A transitional counseling program was developed at Laval University in Canada to facilitate the interaction of young persons according to four central "person-environment" modes, taking into account the fit between the Holland vocational type and the occupational environment type. The Adult Career Concerns Inventory was used to compare…

Focus group interviews explored the support and educational needs of 117 Saskatchewan occupational therapists as they related to providing clinical education. In addition to identifying needs, the study facilitated communication and collaboration between education and practice sites. (JOW)