Internships are defined as structured educational programs of professional or occupational experience in which the individual receives financial remuneration while serving in preparation for independent performance of duty. Twelve principles for use in developing such programs are presented. (CH)

Describes the Open Tech Programme (a program, not an institution), which is designed to extend educational opportunities for adults at technician and supervisory skill levels through open and distance learning. Emphasizing student-centered learning, the program funds development projects, collaborates with existing agenices, and provides funds for…

Employers' perceptions of cooperative work experience programs on the secondary and postsecondary levels differ in emphasis as well as structure. Employers in postsecondary programs tend to derive more economic benefits. Both groups find co-op a good recruitment tool. (SK)

This article focuses on earnings inequality within education-experience groups, demonstrating that two simple demographic explanations are not sufficient to explain the trend. The article also shows that the proportion of people with zero earnings also increased within education-experience categories. (CT)

Explores relationships between cooperative education work experiences and subsequent benefits. A literature review is followed by a report of data from a survey designed to discover which internship processes are the best predictors of desired outcomes. (CT)

The authors outline a proposal for job experience vouchers as a possible answer to financing the acquisitions of adequate work experience for youth employment programs. The proposal works by giving an incentive to employers to seek out ways of profitably employing new labor market entrants, the underemployed, and the unemployed. (CT)

Examines the interrelations of work experience and psychological involvement in work among male college graduates over a 10-year period. Both the occupational socialization and the occupational selection hypotheses are supported by the data analysis. (Author/JOW)

The Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival was founded to provide exposure and a market for women in jazz. In its four years of operation it has grown in size and stature, stimulated creation of a scholarship fund, and spurred development of other festivals. (MSE)

Identifies the constructive elements of learning and teaching that can be employed in cooperative education programs. Work experience can enhance student motivation and confidence; help clarify goals; and provide reinforcement, rewards, and opportunities for practicing desired learning behaviors. (SK)

The authors focus on a work experience program for mildly intellectually impaired children. The design and results of the program evaluation are outlined using a systems model to conceptualize its inputs, process, and outputs. (Author/SB)

Focus is directed upon the logic and import of the assumption that effective preventative and remedial mental health service demands reasonable agreement among service providers as to the nature and course of psychological problems. It was found that diagnostic agreement was absent at all levels of experience. (Author)

Discusses the search of many postsecondary educational institutions to find acceptable ways to grant credit for out-of-school learning. Describes sources of potential credit, assessment approaches, and structuring of the credit granting process. (JH)