States that a successful partnership with private business requires attention to issues of benefit and value. Recounts the gradual process by which Carl Sandburg College (Illinois) made these connections in opening the Center for Manufacturing Excellence, which houses a business incubator and provides many creative ideas for workforce development…

Offers information from the ERIC database on partnerships between community colleges and the larger community, focusing especially on regional and state partnerships. Emphasizes the process of developing partnerships, providing examples of successful models and guides. Cites 16 annotated sources and presents eight additional unannotated sources…

Interviews focused on the learning of two British young adults examined processes of identity transformation and transition to work. Their experiences suggest that technical/rational educational approaches fail to meet developmental needs and are inadequate for prevocational, vocational, and lifelong learning. Curriculum should focus on the agency…

Drawing on human capital, social capital, and acculturation theories, gender differences in income were examined among 7,760 self-employed Hispanic Americans in California, using 1990 census data. Hispanic self-employed women earned less than Hispanic self-employed men and were more likely to be in service occupations. Having less than a high…

Discusses how important it is for community colleges to cultivate the minds of students through a liberal arts program. Advocates that community colleges need to create a balance by stressing a liberal arts program (with historical purposes) with the community's utilitarian voices. (Contains 18 references.) (AUTH/MZ)

Discusses the background and purpose of 1994's School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA). Focuses on the implementation of STWOA's three components (i.e., school-based learning, work-based learning, and connecting activities), highlighting the role of tech prep in joining school- and work-based instruction. Argues that community colleges are…

By using group activities for learning, cooperative student effort for school events, and peer pressure for classroom discipline, Japanese teachers involve and empower their students. While American students feel that classrooms are teachers' sacred ground, Japanese students appropriate them as their rightful community. Instead of stressing…

Describes a two-week residential program for youths with visual impairments which focused on career development and transition from school to work. Telephone interviews with participants and their parents indicated the program allowed the youths to socialize, share experiences, acquire skills, and become more aware of careers and job…

Gives an overview of trends and issues affecting vocational education for special populations, including demographic and workplace changes and legislative, policy, and educational issues. Presents implications for special needs personnel in the areas of collaboration, advocacy, professional development, and research. (SK)

Describes a model for social work educators and social work school officials who are building academic-field linkages. Survey of social workers on the knowledge and skills they need to respond to new directions in these linkages identified a number of themes for staff development and research. (RJM)

Argues that the new vocationalism should conform to Dewey's concept of educating through occupations. Identifies problems with this concept in the following areas: implementation, pedagogy, tracking, standards, content, the place of job-specific education, political and moral education, and evaluation. (SK)

A former president of the Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT), reflects on the impetus and formation of DCDT. Future trends that are emerging and that will require DCDT's support and leadership are identified, including interagency linkages and transition services for individuals with more severe disabilities. (CR)

Explores language and legislative changes that have affected career planning for students with disabilities in the past twenty years. Similarities in the types of workers that were needed from 1974 to 1985 and the workers needed now are discussed, along with the impact on career development for students with disabilities. (CR)

This paper describes the problems that individuals with disabilities in South Africa have experienced in accessing educational and support services in the transition from school to work. It outlines needed changes, including making a paradigm shift, developing a new policy and legislative framework, building an inclusive education system and…

Examined whether graduates of the University of California's veterinary program were meeting 62 attributes previously determined to represent desired educational outcomes. Found positive results, along with a need to improve outcomes in private practice management, work expectations, and surgical capabilities. (EV)