Effective implementation of an adult farmer education program and of work experience programs for college students in Brazil was accomplished through the advisory council principle. This advisory group of farmers and local leaders in an area helped with practical work experience programs for freshman agriculture students. (MF)

The authors describe the Missouri Training Plan Guide used by teacher-coordinators in negotiating with employers to develop a plan for cooperative distributive education students' school and work experiences. Students may participate in completing the plan, which is also used for evaluation. (MF)

The National Association of Automobile Dealers has arranged with the U.S. Department of Labor to develop an associate degree apprenticeship program in automotive technology. The article describes the new program's curriculum, certification and pay, how to get in, and where to get more information about it. (MF)

The author presents an approach for screening job applicants for professional and managerial job openings, emphasizing job-related rather than interpersonal skills. Detailed interviewing techniques to evaluate applicants' education, job knowledge, managerial capability, and personality characteristics are given. (MF)

Discusses historical perspectives and the present situation concerning cooperative engineering education, the Cooperative Education Association, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Cooperative Education Division. (SL)

Discusses background of the work adjustment program for disabled clients, job placement, work and work habits, the relationship of vocational evaluation and work adjustment, job seeking and retention skills. (TA)

The vocational teacher education program at Penn State has been studied with regard to the relative merits of work experience and college credits in producing competent teachers. The baccalaureate won according to the authors who concede there will always be room for certificate programs, but that years of occupational experience can reach…

This article emphasizes that the fostering of self-knowledge and self-realization in students can lead to a better understanding of human relations--all of which can, in turn, improve job preparation and worker effectiveness. (HD)

Overviews four demonstration programs developed out of a recently enacted federal youth employment act: The Young Adult Conservation Corps (YACC), The Youth Community Conservation and Improvement Projects, The Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects, and Youth Employment and Training Programs. (EM)

Sangamon State University's experimental management program has demonstrated the fundamental soundness of the generic approach. Application of common principles to a variety of organizational situations contributes to a better understanding of those principles and helps students understand the differences between organizations and how to adapt to…

After reviewing the practice of granting college credit in vocational teacher education programs for trade work experience, the authors discuss the growing trend toward allowing academic credit for nonacademic learning experience. It is noted that a nationally acceptable system of evaluating work experience for college credit will have to be…

"70001 Ltd." is a national nonprofit organization which offers unemployed dropouts a way to complete high school without returning to the public school classroom and also to get employment in retail sales occupations. Its centers, frequently located in shopping centers, provide a business rather than a school environment. (MF)

One of a four-issue series on educational reform and the world of work in Europe, this issue discusses educational planning and secondary school reform in Italy. Topics discussed include planning and research in vocational-technical education, and the relation between acquisition of specific skills and scientific and technical progress. (Author/DB)

Discusses controversy concerning use of BSW degree as minimum educational requirement for first social work practice and merits of workers holding the BSW degree as opposed to agency-trained workers. Reports on comparative analysis of workers' attitudes that suggests BSW workers warrant both professional and organizational recognition. (Author/SMR)

Describes goals, participants, legal considerations, costs, community support, and results of the work exchange program between the University of Louisville (Kentucky) and Montpellier, France, designed to promote maximum language skill development and cultural understanding at the least possible cost to participants. (CB)