Of various government-supported secondary school training programs, the employer-based model seems to hold the greatest potential for meeting society's present and future vocational requirements. Implementing the model will require a distinctly different staffing plan and one which transfers funds and staff allocations to the employing…

Describes the Swedish "Practical Work Introduction" program that involves all mid-teenagers in sampling the working world and exposes them to a variety of work situations. (Author)

This guide is designed for learning coordinators (L.C.) and counselors working with mildly mentally disabled secondary students in experience-based career education programs (EBCE). Part I, Orientation (to be used with Student Program Guide, CE 019 718), contains seven sections: determining career interests and aptitudes, identifying worker trait…

This amended guide to the Child-Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act contains general information useful to employers and coordinators of cooperative and work experience programs involving employment of youth under 18 years of age. Included in the document are provisions relating to: (1) age standards, (2) coverage of the Act, (3)…

The directory lists the types of preceptorship experiences (courses of study in which students receive part of their training in a health care setting outside the direct confines of the educational institution and under the supervision of a practicing professional who serves as a preceptor) available at health professional schools and also the…

The annotated bibliography was prepared to assist those applying for grants under Part D of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended. The bibliography is intended to help applicants plan and conduct better projects as a result of knowing about completed and ongoing research. Thirteen index/search terms were used to identify items related…

Off-campus work-learning programs have developed because of a demand by students and the education community for a more relevant postsecondary education experience. The purpose of this guide is to provide information, ideas, and suggestions to enable the financial aid officer to better meet the demands of an off-campus College Work-Study Program…

A fall 1975 survey was conducted to appraise Bakersfield College's work experience program. Three survey instruments were developed. The student survey was designed to obtain the characteristics of work experience students, what programs at the college and fields of employment they were involved in, and how they perceived the purposes of the…

The Chicago public schools have implemented two dropout prevention programs in five high schools. The Early Action Opportunity Centers program gives priority to identified potential dropouts who have records of entanglement with law enforcement agencies. Fifty percent of the students in the Chicago Receptions Center program are returnees from…

The guide is designed to aid the instructor in implementing the student guide entitled "Supervised Occupational Experience Record Book For Agricultural Resource Conservation, Environmental Management and Forestry". Intended for use in the secondary level vocational agriculture curriculum, general concepts, student record-keeping skills,…

This publication describes a proposed business management intern system designed to provide an alternative means of gaining employment skills for college-eligible high school graduates. In addition to discussing the design of such an internship program, the report also presents a proposal for conducting a four-year experiment to test and perfect…

School Without Walls provides students with an opportunity to test theory (textbook learning) with practice (community resources), and from practice formulate new understandings. A student enrolled in a course discusses with his subject teachers the resource he wishes to use as he masters subject content. The school provides opportunities for…

The passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 broadened the emphasis of home economics education to include the development of occupational programs, a task which involved developing curriculum models, instructional materials, and teacher education programs. The hospitality Education Curriculum Development Project sought to expand employment…