Author fears that the needs and interests of young people may or may not be given priority under the new Youth Opportunities Program. (Editor/RK)

Rapid changes in our industrial system require a large body of skilled workers who are able to carry out technical specifications and who can supervise less skilled members of the work force. This article discusses modern apprenticeship programs, certificates of completion, joint apprenticeship committees, basic standards for apprenticeship, and…

Results of a national survey of 285 cooperative education directors from postsecondary institutions indicate that strategic planning in cooperative education is not widely used and somewhat unsophisticated. Results also indicate that strategic planning may be associated with positive program outcomes. (CH)

The article describes effects on handicapped students of Great Britain's "Technical and Vocational Education Initiative." The initiative provides vocational and general education programs (often modular) which frequently include structured work experiences and is designed to bridge the gap between school and work for 14- to 18-year-old…

Contends that success of supported employment service programs depends on the ability of new programs to replicate results of supported work demonstration projects. Notes that the capacity to verify accurate replication independently is limited, as is knowledge of the extent to which supported employment demonstration programs generalize to a wide…

This interview with administrators of Taswork describes the workings of this youth transition project. Unemployed 16-21-year-olds are accepted into the program and paid a nominal wage to participate in community service projects, while remaining eligible for their unemployment benefits. (CH)

As federal support has declined, corporations have played a more active role in education. But business, schools, policymakers, and students often disagree on the purpose and desired content of education. Cooperative programs have been developed to resolve this communication gap, but many concerned remain skeptical about the corporation-school…

Work experience programs for youth can be a means of developing coping, decision-making, and problem solving skills, and other affectively oriented outcomes. The types of personal outcomes of career education and the means of fostering these are reviewed. (Author/JDS)

Synanon has eased the school-to-work transition because it does not maintain a dichotomy between vocational education and academic education. At age 10, children take on productive jobs in the community under Synanon School staff supervision. At 13 they begin rotating "mini-apprenticeships", sampling a variety of occupational fields…

The educational program of a communist labor university in South China's Kiangsi Province is described. Classes in agriculture, forestry, accounting, animal husbandry, and farm machinery are offered on a part-work, part-study basis which combines education with productive labor. (SM)

World of work experiences are best provided in real-life situations; consequently, a program of career education can be successful only with intense community involvement and cooperation. The K-12 program being developed by the Mobile County Public Schools System is described. (Author/KP)

A grogram has been designed which permits Virginia vocational teachers to exchange work experience with people in the area of business and industry in their respective teaching disciplines. There are several advantages to the program. (AG)

A 1-page description of a high school program conducted by North American Rockwell. (KR)

A collection of short articles on educational discipline, teaching methods, coeducation and teacher pay. (RK)