The article describes the Utah Community-Based Transition Project, a federally funded project on transition planning for severely disabled youth. The planning process is aimed at facilitating coordination and expansion of community services for each graduate. Barriers facing states as they attempt to implement effective transition planning models…

The improvement of transition services for handicapped youth through effective management strategies in service planning and coordination is proposed. Current barriers include conflicting policy goals, eligibility criteria, and funding patterns. Needed are consistent policy development, formulation of effective management strategies, and…

The article presents a cooperative interagency approach for assessing effectiveness of programs and services to facilitate the transition of handicapped students from school to adult community living. Features of the model include cooperative planning at the policy level, implementation level, and direct service level; and collaboration by state…

The current national emphasis on transition to the community and work for mildly handicapped students has resulted in close scrutiny of the outcomes of special education. A radical change in secondary programs for the mildly handicapped is needed, away from academics and toward functional, vocational programs. (Author/DB)

A study of New York proprietary schools estimated the cost of state regulations to proprietary schools and the impact of attending these schools on students' incomes. The results are intended to persuade states to limit regulation of proprietary schools and to provide consumer information on proprietary school outcomes. (CH)

The author reports findings of his study, "The Strategic Context of Education in America--1985 to 1995," which forcasts trends and developments that will effect American education. He recommends innovations in public education to support the transition to knowledge-based production. (Author/CH)

The study examined the current status of university-based executive education programs. Data collected from 93 deans of business and administration were analyzed. Slightly over 50 percent indicated that they had an executive education program with an average of 90 sessions per year. (CH)

The authors describe vocational experiential learning programs, called "Enterprise Programs," at St. Clair County Skill Center in Michigan. These programs feature small groups of vocational students engaged in profit-making businesses that allow them to apply what they have learned and earn some money. The authors claim the program helps with…

The author discusses the future of education in a postindustrial society. Areas of potential change are (1) the time dimension, (2) goals of education, (3) diversity versus mass curricula, (4) the school's knowledge monopoly, (5) lifelong learning, (6) educational deinstitutionalization, and (7) methodology. (CH)

Discusses literacy and quality of education problems in the United States, provides literacy statistics (including school dropouts and immigrants), and identifies factors contributing to the problem. Presents unencouraging National Assessment of Educational Progress 1980 survey results, links the need for technical literacy to vocational…

The author discusses what industrial educators and guidance personnel can and should do to assist young people and adults to master the challenges of their career development (1) prior to enrollment; (2) during enrollment; (3) during transition from instruction to work; and (4) during adult employment training. (JOW)

Examines the roles of demographic composition, education, and industrial mix in explaining metro-nonmetropolitan differences in underemployment. Documents higher prevalence of "discouraged workers," unemployment, and underemployment in nonmetropolitan areas. Shows educational composition is single most important component accounting for…

An examination of the origins, objectives, and response to the Soviet Union's widespread reform of higher education suggests that, if fully enacted, the reform could provide a quite different and powerful system. (MSE)

The author reports results from a 10-year study of vocational agriculture program completers in Arizona. Data are presented on employment status, employment in agriculture or related fields, postsecondary education, and reenrollment. Results indicate that former students value their vocational agriculture experience very highly. (CH)

Consistent with previous research, a course to teach empirically based practice produced a short-term effect on students which dissipated in the months following graduation. Long-term impact was related to the attitudes of co-workers and the type of agency. Strategies are suggested for countering those negative influences. (Author/MH)