California State Engineering and Manufacturing Company was formed by the Department of Industrial Studies in order to provide direct experience with and knowledge of the industrial process for teachers finishing their degree requirements in Industrial Studies. (KP)

Common misconceptions and noncompliance of cooperative education programs in regard to the Federal Wage and Hour Law. (Author)

Experience programs are the training and development arm of the program in agribusiness education. The profession must be united in its belief and conviction that supervised experience programs of high quality are necessary if agribusiness education is to meet its future challenges and responsibilities. (KP)

Schools use a variety of new approaches to build future construction craftsmen. (Editor)

Article describes the changing concern from how to why for total organization development. (MM)

Although participants are convicts still serving time, they hold regular jobs in the community. However, unlike paroled felons, they must spend their nights in a Work Release Community Center. (BH)

Deals with a program to train poor people for jobs in supermarkets and the reasons why it failed. (EK)

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)

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)

Addresses are given for the 4 Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) demonstration sites, the 12 EBCE pilot sites, and the 9 market demand sites. Names and addresses are provided of persons who may be contacted for further information. (AJ)

University of Ulster students undertake mandatory 1-year paid work placements. A survey of those in informatics and math/science/computing indicated they developed skills and a realistic concept of work. A web portal is being developed to provide placement resources for students and faculty. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)

German participants in vocational training have the opportunity to gain practical work experience abroad. The project requires close cooperation among educational institutions, companies, chambers of commerce, and European Union entities. It has the potential to enhance the German dual training system with internationally portable qualifications.…