Describes a year-long course for reluctant learner (a Cooperative Work Experience course), in which the class built a greenhouse and ran it as a business. Describes how students planned, gathered facts, conducted an organizational meeting, wrote reports, ran the greenhouse, and planned for the next year. (SR)

Washoe High School in Reno, Nevada, is reaching out into the community by establishing literacy classes in the workplace. The high school furnishes tutors and textbooks; employers contribute classroom space, inexpensive work materials, and students. (MLF)

This study examined the nature of strategic planning practices and their performance effects in 285 cooperative education programs in institutions of higher education. An examination of performance effects using Porter's (1980) typology indicated that different strategies were associated with different program outcomes. (Author/MLW)

Describes the "Enterprise Ambassador Program" in Broward County, Florida, a business and educational partnership that familiarizes high school students with business concepts and practices. Argues for the merit of such programs. (HB)

Examines the apparent paradox of young English people expressing positive attitudes about what they see as the imperfect organization of youth work-based training. Argues that people in the programs view them as one of their few means of advancement and, hence, rate them positively. Offers suggestions for improving training programs. (DSK)

Reviews federal laws (Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor regulations, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act) for their implications for cooperative education and school-to-work programs. (SK)

A study of 195 agriculture graduates (133 males, 103 work-experience participants) showed that completion of one or more work terms significantly increased starting salaries. Males received over $4,000 more in starting salary. Grade point average and employment history were not significant predictors of salary. (SK)

"Sandwich" education, alternating periods of work experience and coursework, can be managed effectively using an action learning approach. Reflection, group support, vicarious learning, and other outcomes of action learning enable students to integrate the academic and vocational aspects of their experiences. (SK)

Research in 50 British companies uncovered the following rationales for partnerships with education: raising standards, developing staff, fulfilling social responsibilities, changing attitudes toward business, and enhancing company reputation. Most popular activities were work experience programs, teacher placements, and curriculum projects and…

This article examines issues related to paraprofessionals in job coach roles for students with disabilities. It describes issues related to recruitment, retention, orientation, and training of paraprofessionals in job coach roles. In addition, roles and responsibilities, supervision, evaluation, and compensation issues are discussed.…

Many college graduates experience apprehension and anxiety as they move from college to the work place. In this study, differences in the patterns of socialization were compared for graduates from both a non co-op school and a cooperative one. Data analyses were conducted to address five major research questions: (1) What changes does…

The increase in apprenticeships and on-the-job experiences at schools and vocational institutions has increased school administrators' and employers' legal responsibilities. One major legal concern is responsibility for student injury at the training site. While all states have workers' compensation laws, states have varying laws concerning…

REAL Enterprises (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) brings classes in "school-based enterprise" to rural high schools in North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington State. Jonathan Sher, the founder of REAL Enterprises, believes that children learn better by doing, and that successful rural economic development requires an…

The report describes and provides selected findings from Project REA (Research in Accrediting Efforts), which studied various aspects of manpower training under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Illinois. The first section outlines the goals of Project REA in identifying avenues for job training, methods for granting academic…

The Bishop's Pastoral on Education, To teach as Jesus Did, published in 1972, stresses the Church's responsibility to sponsor comprehensive educational programs which offer services to all segments of the Christian community. This issue contains articles discussing theoretical and practical evidence of how the Pastoral can be and has been…