Work-based learning is essential to career-related education models. Committed to developing work-related programs for all interested students, teachers in California health career academies have created a curriculum sequence meeting all University of California admission requirements while stressing practical work skills. They are also developing…

The average university curriculum is based on a mistaken form of rationality. Universities have failed to critically examine the rational world view, including its fundamental assumptions and their consequences. Negative social effects of the rational assumptions in biology and economics suggest the need for a better definition of rationality and…

This article presents issues for consideration by planning teams making transition decisions for students with traumatic brain injuries. Factors in selecting a postsecondary setting are outlined, such as physical accessibility, living arrangements, academic programs and support services, social and personal support systems, and career/vocational…

Presents the results of an evaluation, using the Adult Career Concerns Inventory, of a transition counseling program aiming to facilitate the interaction of young people according to four central "person-environment" modes, taking into account the strengths and weaknesses of the six vocational personality types and occupational and…

Dramatic changes in Poland's economy since adoption of a free market and parliamentary democracy in 1989 are chronicled, and resulting changes in the occupation structure, vocational and higher education, earnings, and unemployment are examined. The experiences of other Western countries suggest that a strategy of flexibility and adaptation in…

The United Kingdom's developing policy to integrate higher education curriculum and the demands of the workplace is explored, particularly in the context of undergraduate and graduate programs based on learning within the workplace. The policy itself, the relationship between work-based learning and conventional college instruction, and validation…

A study of law students' beliefs about quality of learning in work settings, and which factors distinguish between settings supporting good learning and those that do not, is described. Results correspond to a theory of ecological learning. Criticisms of workplace learning are examined. It is argued that legal educators need not control the work…

Discusses the possibility of a community college baccalaureate degree. States that this degree would offer an alternative to the traditional bachelor's degree for students in occupational fields desiring further education. Indicates that such a program offers students a chance to complete their bachelor's degree in a field that is market current.…

Examines the advantage to urban education of school-to-work transition programs. A vision is presented for a work-centered education that takes full advantage of the best characteristics of cities and clarifies how this approach addresses some of the serious problems facing urban schools. The author indicates how these programs can invigorate…

Tech-prep programs are built on the premise that youth must become involved in the development of a technological society. Several models for integrating tech prep with academic education hold promise. (JOW)

Research on employment, residential, and social outcomes of youth with disabilities transitioning from school to adult activities is reviewed, finding that young adults with disabilities become less integrated into employment, independent living, and community activities as they age. Variables that may enhance community integration outcomes are…

A marketing model of enrollment management focusing on relationships between changes in the macroenvironment, target market student preferences, college marketing mix, and enrollment is presented. Application of the model illustrates how institutions can offset, enhance, or neutralize potential enrollment effects of job market changes through…

The Transition Competence Battery for Deaf Adolescents and Young Adults (TCB) measures employment and independent living skills. The TCB was standardized on students (N from 180 to 230 for the different subtests) from both mainstreamed and residential settings. Item statistics and subtest reliabilities were adequate; evidence of construct validity…

Information concerning implementation of Individualized Transition Plans (ITP) was collected from 46 states and analyzed to determine documentation used in transition planning, relationship between the ITP and Individualized Education Programs, age for beginning transition planning, individuals involved in transition planning, and issues addressed…

Since 1986, teacher training colleges in Scotland have reported the professional competence of newly qualified teachers to potential employers. Analysis of 1,222 such reports and interviews with 12 employers (local education authorities) reveal a lack of standardized evaluation across colleges and employer preoccupation with teachers' personal…