Discusses a survey of recent within-company further education publications available in German speaking areas, Anglo-Saxon countries, France, and Switzerland. Argues that there is a basic consensus evident in these publications. Critiques published patent remedies for controlling within-company further education. Searches for new methods of…

The Scottish Executive called for a national debate on the future of education to be held in the Scottish Parliament, March- July 2002. Major concerns of various Parliamentary committees included improved and equitable education, particularly for children with disabilities; accountability; and the development of a qualifications framework for…

Reviews five books that illustrate the diversity in the paths youth take as they move from adolescence to adulthood: "Opportunity and Uncertainty" (Anisef et al.), "Children on the Streets of the Americas" (Mickelson), "No Shame in My Game" (Newman), "The Exploited Child" (Schlemmer), and "The Ambitious Generation"(Schneider and Stevenson).…

Analyses suggest that the Canadian labor market favors vocational over liberal graduates with regard to employment status, income, job security, and job satisfaction. However, findings also indicate a surprising lack of difference between liberal and vocational graduates in their employability skills. Employers were nevertheless more likely to…

Discusses issues such as reforming the academic-vocational dichotomy of schooling in the context of the history of vocational education and Dewey's perspective of integrated education through the occupations. Also illustrates the concepts presented through promising whole-school reform designs for democratizing the public education system.…

Several American Indian veterinarians and veterinary students describe their secondary and undergraduate preparation for veterinary school; postgraduate work, including residencies; advice for getting into and surviving vet school; their educational and career paths and various job responsibilities; work with government agencies; special roles for…

Presents findings from the "2003 Graduating Student & Alumni Survey," conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Results reveal that most students: view the economy as the greatest job-search obstacle; are realistic about what they expect of the job market; and were realistic in their salary expectations. (GCP)

A survey of 138 Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine graduates gathered information on demographic characteristics, assessment of the adequacy of time devoted to each subject taught in the orthodontic curriculum, the relative contribution of the program to daily professional activities, and practice styles. Results are reported and…

The study interviewed 73 Australian young people with a range of disabilities who had completed their school program in 1985. Subjects expressed their ideas concerning successful transition from school to adult life including the need for a planned transition process, a job-related school curriculum, and structured procedures to facilitate…

The relationship between young Australians' (n=852) intentions of entering the full-time work force immediately after secondary school graduation and their success in doing so are examined. In addition, the effects of particular social structures and academic resources on these intentions are considered. (Author/MSE)

Suggests how to stimulate interest in and support for a program in technical communication. Focuses on generating the publicity and contacts needed to get students and local industry involved in such a program. Maintains that encouraging professionalism among students promotes program growth, high standards, and high visibility. (SR)

A model is presented for the school-to-community transition of disabled students. The model emphasizes occupation, residential adjustment, and existence of desirable social and interpersonal networks. Problems in these three areas are documented, and development of the Oregon Transition Team Model to improve patterns of service and care is…

The paper analyzes 27 studies to identify guidelines for conducting follow-up or follow-along studies of special education students in transition from school into adult communities. Methodological principles should cover subject sampling, breadth of domains examined, variable specification, instrument development, and other areas. A specific model…

In the postindustrial era, industry's primary resource is capable people, not minerals and materials--because of the new dependence on computers, communication networks, and instantaneous information processing. Policy and program planners must make the reforms produce the intended outcomes. In twenty-first century planning, nothing in the current…

A survey completed by 43 of 55 participants in a training institute assessed the treatment used in preparing vocational personnel working in transition services for disadvantaged students and concluded that the instructional treatment made a significant difference in the participants' performance on the postassessment. (JOW)