A work-based experience project, sponsored by the education and planning departments and Prince of Wales Committee, was set up in West Glamorgan. The project engages students in sowing/planting, provides areas for environmental study and brings variety and life to student backgrounds. Project activities are discussed. (JN)

Among the strategies for teacher improvement at Des Moines Area Community College (IA) are workshops, internships, industrial work experience, cross training, and industrial visitation. (SK)

The Professional Business Teacher Internship program helps teachers in Utah keep pace with new technology by giving them hands-on work experience in some of the most modern offices in the state. (JOW)

At Davis Vocational Technical High School in Lincoln (Rhode Island) students in such areas as carpentry, culinary arts, and cosmetology provide free services to the community and gain valuable experience. (Author/JM)

The Secondary Individualized Learning Center at the Lexington (NY) School for the Deaf emphasizes instruction of multiply handicapped students in life skills for survival in an urban environment. The curriculum focuses on independent living and work related skills in a hierarchy of work experiences from volunteer jobs to competitive employment.…

Describes a program in which high school students from St. Paul, Minnesota volunteer at the local Red Cross. Cites examples of students who entered the volunteer program with personal problems and were able to overcome them through meaningful work experience at the Red Cross. (Author/GC)

Criticisms commonly lodged against apprenticeships and vocational education are examined. Vocational education professionals and apprenticeship officials should cooperate in operating training programs. (CJ)

Results of a survey of 173 programs providing Experienced Based Career Exploration (EBCE), a program concept that integrates academic learning and career exploration for handicapped individuals, are presented. (PHR)

If students are to become successfully established in their chosen agricultural occupations, the supervised occupational experience program should be the center of activity and should receive most of the attention. (LRA)

Presents 10 comprehensive objectives related to instituting shared decision-making and individualized education in secondary schools. Illustrates applications of each objective with features from schools. (Author/JM)

Describes procedures taken by apparel design students, working in an industrial setting, in designing functional clothing for coal miners as part of the Armco Steel Corporation's Student Design Program. (TA)

A degree program in which students spend years two and three in company placements featured shared mentoring by academic and company staff. Survey responses from 42 students, 17 work-based mentors, and 7 academic mentors verified the role of psychosocial support in learning and transferable skill development. Support was especially important for…

This article describes the internship program developed by the Jackson (Mississippi) Public School District's Academic and Performing Arts Complex. Visual arts internships allow junior or senior students to get on-the-job experience (two hours on each of three days for six weeks) at sites including museums, television stations, and photography…