A study of 17 dropout prevention programs identified these common characteristics of successful programs: (1) multiple strategies integrated within a single program, (2) placement in environments dissimilar to traditional schools, (3) concentration of resources on a small target population, and (4) emphasis on vocational education and work…

Increasingly, youth are unable to demonstrate minimum competencies in job skills and productive attitudes. Service and white-collar jobs are replacing manual jobs and youth lack the social skills necessary to function in these jobs. Increased attention to cooperative education, which integrates academic/career interests with productive work…

Analyzed the process of granting work release. Administrative data on a 10 percent random sample of incarcerated males provided the basis for a path analysis. High custody grade was found to have a very strong direct path with granting of work releases. Other variables had weaker paths. (Author)

Assesses the effectiveness of youth work experience programs currently being carried out in the United States. Emphasizes the importance of Dewey's principles of continuity and interaction in assuring that such programs provide youth with meaningful and lasting skills and knowledge. (GC)

This paper reports a qualitative study of what difference it makes to the participants to have completed the Supported Work program. For the majority, Supported Work brought steadier jobs, higher wages and fringe benefits, increased self-confidence, and independence. (Author/CT)

The author presents an overview of the results of a nationwide series of workshops that addressed Comprehensive Employment and Training Act/career education collaboration. Topics included local education agencies/prime sponsor agreements, Youth Employment and Training Program implementation efforts and problems, and future concerns. (CT)

In Japan, learning through experience is incorporated into new employee training programs to help prepare employees mentally, physically, and emotionally for the increasingly complex challenges of corporate life. Discusses the year-long training program, corporate handbook revision, work experience, and physical and mental discipline. (CT)

The article discusses the results and implications of a 1978 study of work study/work experience programs for regular and handicapped secondary students in British Columbia, Canada. (Author/DSL)

Cooperative programs are distinguished by their emphasis on being educational, on providing productive work, and on being an integral part of the curriculum. Implications for program definition and olanning are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Presents on-the-job training as an alternative solution to prevent mid-career crises. Includes an example program, steps necessary to develop a training program, and program funding suggestions. (MA)

Focuses on school-based enterprises as a school-to-work option. These programs provide hands-on training for students with mild disabilities in for-profit ventures with the structure and supervision available in a school setting. Program development for operating for-profit enterprises is discussed and steps for getting the business started are…

Nonparametric matching was used to estimate the effects of two Swedish youth employment programs: youth practice (subsidized work experience, n=1,657) and labor market training (n=606). Results indicate either zero or negative effects on earnings, employment probability, or probability of entering an education program in the short term. Youth…

Dutch vocational students (n=152) working as trainees or apprentices used a computer-supported collaborative learning environment to communicate and work together. Analysis of teacher and student messages shows that those not used to collaborating were not motivated to do so by the electronic environment. Students felt more connected to school…

Students in the Sea Semester, a program sponsored by the Sea Education Association, spend six weeks in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, studying oceanography, nautical science, and maritime history and then they board the brigantine "Cramer" and continue another six weeks of study on the water. (MLW)

Presents the Competitive Employment through Vocational Experiences (CETVE) model of transition from school to work for youth with mild disabilities. Discusses identification and screening of participants, placement in work experience, training, and follow-up. Also covers such issues as interagency cooperation, transportation, liability, and…