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Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Occupational and Continuing Education. – 1972
This administrator guide describes occupational cooperative and work-study programs in the state of New York, detailing the advantages of cooperative education for the student, the school, the employer, and the community. A rationale for work experience programs precedes a chart giving objectives, time allotments, student characteristics, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Guides, Cooperative Education, Educational Objectives
Kemp, Bryan J.; Moriwaki, Sharon Y. – 1972
This study was conducted to delineate some of the characteristics of disabled clients which contribute significantly to success in vocational programs. The performance of disabled persons in three types of vocational settings (college, skill training, and work evaluation/work experience samples) was examined to determine if the factors…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Programs, Emotional Adjustment, Job Training
San Mateo Union High School District, CA. – 1972
The General and Vocational Work Experience Education Programs management system is designed to assist the local school teacher/coordinator in the organization and management of the programs. The system defines and describes the accountability line from the Work Experience Education teacher/coordinator, through the Career Planning and Placement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Educational Objectives
Carlson, Clayton D. – 1972
The second interim report of the Watertown, South Dakota, public schools career development project covers the year ending September 13, 1972. This second year continued program development and implementation and began dissemination of project information. Individual development was emphasized in the elementary and junior high programs, with…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education, Counselor Training
Soper Associates, Berne, NY. – 1972
La Guardia College (New York) is the only community college in the United States requiring its entire student body to participate in a work-experience program regardless of curriculum choice. This study, conducted by a team of selected consultants, is an assessment of the program based on onsite visits, interviews, and an array of reports and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Innovation
NICOLAYSEN, G. ROY – 1965
A SUMMER PILOT PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED TO VOCATIONALLY TRAIN EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED (EMR) STUDENTS. SPECIAL CLASS STUDENTS (16) IN THE 11TH AND 12TH GRADES WERE ENROLLED AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 6-WEEK COURSE. THE GROUNDSMAN-GARDENER COURSE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, CLASSROOM STUDY AND WORK EXPERIENCE. THE GOALS TO BE REALIZED WERE (1)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mild Mental Retardation, Pilot Projects, Service Occupations
PDF pending restorationNational Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1976
Presented are 26 tables (based on 1976 information from questionnaires received from directors of special education in the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education) concerning the position of State Director of Special Education. Changes in the following…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Credentials, Educational Experience
Bannerman, James W.; Shilser, Clifford – 1976
Characteristics and qualifications of an effective educator in engineering and liberal arts colleges have been examined. Engineering technology colleges are unique in their purpose and methods and require unique faculty. Through a survey of students, alumni, faculty, and administrators, this study identifies six characteristics indicative of an…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Skills, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Ayres, Mary Ellen – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1978
About 200,000 postsecondary/secondary students participate in cooperative programs. Generally, programs switch students from school to job each quarter/semester, or require several months work yearly. Students earn money, gain work experience, and explore careers. "Undergraduate Programs of Cooperative Education in the United States and Canada"…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Cooperative Education, Employment Opportunities, Job Training
Lepley, Paul M. – Journal of Physical Education and Recreation, 1978
Describes a college-initiated program which provides part-time jobs for physical education majors. The participating students gain practical experience as they pursue their academic work. (JD)
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Field Experience Programs, Institutional Cooperation, Job Training
Peer reviewedSilberman, Harry F. – International Review of Education, 1978
Statistically, postsecondary education is swinging from academics to vocationalism, partly because schools are ignoring their educative function to concentrate on credentialling youth for adult careers. Also, the custodialism of the schools, and the violence and delinquency there, encourage students to participate in society through work…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Delinquency, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Postsecondary Education
Post, John O., Jr.; Petzy, Victor J. – Career Education Quarterly, 1977
The article describes a career accessibility model research project to develop a job experience and placement program for educable mentally retarded secondary students. Pilot tests are being conducted in six schools involving ten businesses to provide increased educational and work experience for the handicapped. (MF)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Cooperative Education, Job Placement, Mainstreaming
Peer reviewedLaramee, William A.; Spears, Philip V. – Liberal Education, 1978
Berea College has been improving its work-based experiential education program by developing more integrated combinations of academic and work experiences that are centered around the interdisciplinary study of administrative behavior and developmental processes of the administrative role. (JMD)
Descriptors: Administration, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDye, Griffith R.; Stephenson, John B. – Liberal Education, 1978
Described in an experimental ethics course, taught at the University of Kentucky, in which the student combines the experience of a public agency internship with reflection afforded by readings and discussion of ethical issues in a seminar format. An evaluation of the program's effectiveness is reported. (JMD)
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Experiential Learning, Experimental Programs, Higher Education
Guezodje, Vincent – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1977
Describes the educational reform of a developing socialist nation in Africa. Outlines the educational principles, policies, and practices which are aimed at the socialization of the child in order to integrate him into his community while equipping him with the practical and intellectual means of transforming it. (Author/JK)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Change
