This annotated bibliography of 148 citations ranging in date from June 1, 1966 to September 30, 1968, reports all major publications (reports, documents, news releases, articles, and brochures) issued during Phase I of the Training and Technology (TAT) Project. The information on each publication includes title, TAT code number, status of the…

Data are analyzed to examine systematically different configurations of work education by means of a typology in three dimensions: educational level, primary program purpose, and industrial setting. A stratified random sample of 50 work education sites was drawn to determine the degree to which different types of programs are meeting their…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether cooperative education programs were more effective in teaching clerical skills, in preparing students for office employment, and in helping them to achieve employment and job success than classroom-laboratory training in office skills alone. Two groups totaling 35 students were compared. A…

The special function of cooperative education in the community college setting is described in this book and procedures that could be used by administrators in operating such a program are outlined. The book has three major divisions. Part One traces the development of cooperative education and its associated philosophies, offers a model for a…

This manual was prepared to provide interested persons with information concerning the standards and administrative guidelines governing apprenticeship programs for electricians in the United States. These standards provide the basis for on-the-job training programs and classroom job related education leading to the graduation of qualified…

Recruiting and training workers to meet the critical shortage of trained health manpower is the major goal of the U.C.L.A. Secondary School Allied Health Project. In order to illustrate how the program combines work experience and classroom activities so that students become aware of the possible careers in the health field, this publication…

After reviewing federal and state child labor legislation in connection with the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 (PL 95-207), the authors found that most state child labor laws did not provide the flexibility needed to implement PL 95-207 on a broad basis. Some compatibility must be found. (MF)

The article describes the career education program for senior high handicapped students in the Arlington (Virginia) public schools, including curriculum development, delivery activities, student placement, placement site selection, and learner outcome goals. (MF)

The Career Awareness Micro-Internship Program at Augustana College, designed to demonstrate the career potential of liberal arts education to students and prospective employers, places students in job situations with professional sponsors. The internships are also open to faculty to help them update their knowledge about nonacademic careers. (JMD)

The agricultural education curriculum at Njala University College, University of Sierra Leone, is stressing practical farm experience programs on school land for students preparing to teach agriculture. In Illinois also the "land laboratories" concept appears to be effective in providing practical agricultural training. (MF)

Discusses trends and issues in European career education programs observed during the author's visits to educational and industrial sites in six European countries where cooperation between school and industry is a prominent part of education programs. Describes some education and work arrangements and provides a list of references. (MF)

Presents a definition of cooperative education on the college level and outlines some of the advantages a cooperative program offers to the student, the employer, and the university. (HMV)

The author discusses the benefits of supervised occupational experience (S.O.E.) programs in vocational agriculture for jobs requiring less than four-year college degrees. (MF)

Discusses the need for a labor education program which combines vocational preparation and moral training, in accordance with educational needs defined by the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Presents examples of schools throughout the USSR which have involved vocational students in exchanges with local labor collectives.…

Describes four ways to earn college credit: credit through correspondence and independent study, credit by examination, credit for noncollegiate sponsored instruction, and credit for past learning experiences. A list of references identifying other alternatives and degree programs is also included. (BM)