Describes one university's program of recruiting of professional writers from a variety of jobs to serve as part-time instructors of composition. Reviews the characteristics looked for in such staff, explains how they are recruited and trained, and details the advantages they bring to the writing program.(FL)

Data from a national study of delinquency prevention programs were used to examine the effect of teenage employment on delinquent behavior in preadolescents and adolescents. Models examined suggest working decreases school attendance and dependence on parents for some subgroups, but these effects are not translated into increases in delinquency.…

Describes a cooperative journalism education program that intersperses work with time on campus in (1) a parallel co-op, in which students work part-time and attend classes part-time;or (2) an alternative co-op, in which students work off-campus one semester and return to classes the next semester. (HTH)

The first part of a two-part article describes the significant differences between the kinds of problems that adults really face and the problems that students are taught to resolve in critical thinking programs. Among the differences are several aspects of the ways in which problems and solutions are defined. (PGD)

Describes an audience participation project in the classroom that approximates "real world" production techniques. (PD)

Presents two criticisms of Gopen's essay on why the study of poetry is the best preparation for the study of law. Includes Gopen's response. (HTH)

Describes a model for Hispanic farm laborer irrigation schools that was developed, implemented, and evaluated by cooperative extension personnel. Success of the approach was due to attention to critical elements in the model, which is applicable to other adult basic education programs. (JOW)

Examines four common student misconceptions in grammar and punctuation, suggests the reasons for these misconceptions, and argues that teachers need to help students develop a thorough understanding of the English language system. (MM)

Describes a class project designed to help students prepare themselves for the job search--the preparation of a portfolio containing all the written assignments the students have completed in the course. (FL)

Describes the Youth Training Scheme that will give all young people under the age of 18 the opportunity to acquire a job-related skill. The program will include assessment, basic skills, occupational training, counseling, and progress review. (JOW)

Cooperative Education is a bridge that industry can use to improve productivity through better use of employees. There must be cooperation in every interaction between unions and corporations, government and employers, and educators and employers. (JOW)

Many high school and two-year college vocational programs are exploring new ways to help students develop and document skills valued in the labor market. Over the past decade, some efforts to improve vocational programs have focused on reorganizing curricula around skill standards and assessments formulated by employers. One recent example of this…

The "All Means All School-to-Work Project" was a 3-year federally-funded collaborative between the Institute on Community Integration and the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning. The Project was dedicated to finding out what works for all learners when it comes to access, benefit, participation and choice within school-to-work…

This book presents an essay on U.S. liberal education and 24 commentaries on it. The essay, "Toward Pragmatic Liberal Education" by Bruce A. Kimball suggests that a consensus is emerging in reform efforts that a new and distinctly American version of liberal education is emerging which owes much to the current resurgence of American…

This publication seeks to enhance the availability of best practices and ideas in career development. The papers included are derived from program presentations that were given at the July 2002 Careers across America conference. Chapters include: (1) Career Tracks: A Collaborative Approach between a University Career Center and a College of…