A new perspective on American colleges and universities in the nineteenth century is presented. Attention is directed to denominational colleges, colleges by region, and student groups, including such issues as who attended college, enrollments, student age at college entrance, geographic origins, parental occupations, subsequent careers, and…

There is a growing awareness among students that public relations internships provide not only a means for testing skills, but also valuable experience that can be placed on a resume. This has created keen competition among students for internships, thereby providing practitioners with a considerable talent pool from which to select competent…

High school reform efforts in the 1980s have negatively affected the access to vocational education of high school students, including those with special needs, as evidenced by a longitudinal study of the course-taking patterns of high school students in one Illinois community (called "Fremont" in the study). The sample was composed of…

This document examines trends in employment, earnings, and education requirements among major sectors, industries, and four detailed industry groups (high tech, business services, health services, and eating and drinking establishments) in the United States. Trends show that the service sector, particularly in business and health services, are…

The Special Education Vocational Education Program (SEVEP) is a program implemented by the Tucson Unified School District to bring area high school students with special needs together with cooperating employers. Eligible students are identified and pre-assessed regarding individual aptitudes, interests and needs. General instruction may include…

This document describes the fifth meeting of Europe's Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) annual research forum, where the main topics of discussion included the transition from school to employment (a main focus for all the organizations represented), training for the long-term unemployed, training for new technology, use…

Vocational educators have been making notable efforts to serve students with disabilities for many years. For more than 20 years, federal legislation has sought to facilitate such efforts by requiring that a portion of federal funding for vocational education be set aside to serve handicapped students. Disabled students can be educated either by…

This handbook is for persons, especially teachers, who collect, evaluate, and apply vocational assessment information for handicapped students in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). The approach used is a developmental curriculum-based assessment process which responds to the career/vocational programming sequence through the…

Reasons that businesses might wish to hire Ph.D.s from the traditional liberal arts disciplines are identified. Ph.D.s from the liberal arts disciplines are able to provide a number of strong management skills and their education prepares them to succeed in the difficult and often changing business environment. Four theses are elaborated: (1)…

This report discusses key problem areas in the use of computer technology in education and describes current educational practices that appear to address the needs of urban educators. The problem areas, which were identified by the Technological Study Group of the National Institute of Education's Urban Superintendents' Network, concern: (1) the…

An individual's socialization to occupational roles is reviewed in terms of the concepts and of the link between childhood socialization, social class, and occupation. The educational system and peer group influences are briefly reviewed. Occupational socialization is a general progression in which specific job training occurs only near the end of…

Fifty college speech departments responded to a survey intended to discover some of the common practices and strategies for marketing undergraduate speech communication majors. The results indicated that the most frequent name for the departments responding was "Communication" rather than "Speech Communication," completely the opposite of what was…

The report discusses exemplary practices in coordinating special education and vocational rehabilitation services. Project sites were nominated and visited and staff interviewed. The first of two sections in the report compares program elements (planning, administration/structure, staff development training and dissemination efforts, vocational…

The tremendous growth of the speech and theater program at Montclair State College (New Jersey) over the past six years is partly due to the enthusiasm of both faculty and students toward internships. The benefits of experiential learning, the development of career goals, and the application of classroom theory are three reasons why students are…

This handbook examines some of the forms that linkages between education and work have taken in Oregon. The purpose of the handbook is to (1) cite examples of existing linkages around the state; (2) suggest ways to initiate and nurture linkages; (3) cite benefits that accrue from such linkages; and (4) provide names of resource people who have…