This document contains two products: a five-part workbook and a brief supplementary booklet entitled "Career Decision Making--A Creative Process--It Was Just an Idea." These materials may be used by teachers and counselors to assist junior high and high school students in examining their career decision-making processes and investigating how their…

A university/secondary school collaboration (Glassboro State College/Paulsboro School District, New Jersey) program that preplanned the field-based experiences of educational administration students is described in this report. The collaboration occurred between a college supervisor for the field-based experiences required in a Secondary Methods…

The internship program in technical communications at Oklahoma State University is a 3-credit-hour course that offers students an opportunity to apply the principles of technical communication learned in the classroom to an on-the-job situation. The prerequisites for the course are 9 hours of English and a course on intermediate…

Project CAST serves educationally handicapped students, ages 14-21, who are receiving special education services for more than half of their school day. The program focuses upon the students' development of skills necessary to foster independent living, wise career decision-making, and successful entry into the world of work. The model uses a…

To help with the curriculum development of college broadcasting programs, a survey was administered to 375 radio station managers in major, medium, and small midwest markets. Designed to establish the vocational needs of radio stations, determine and prioritize entry level broadcasting skills, and identify characteristics of success for long-term…

This article describes the Executive High School Internship Program which is an educational developmental experience that permits the qualified high school student to enter, on a full-time basis, the top-management level of the world of work in a real rather than a theoretical way. (Author)

A study was undertaken to identify and evaluate state-of-the-art practices in alternance training used in community and junior colleges and technical institutes throughout Texas. Various arrangements combining alternating periods of study and work, including apprenticeships, cooperative education, internships, clinical experience, and practicums,…

Because schools are often the biggest employers in rural areas, it may make sense for rural schools to initiate economic development partnerships with the community, rather than wait for business to take the initiative, as is more commonly the case with urban school-business partnerships. This booklet reports findings of a national research…

Written for practitioners rather than policymakers, this document is intended for those who seek to relate educational and training opportunities to local and individual needs; use fresh approaches to integrated services for young people trapped by unemployment, social and economic change, and poor living conditions; and achieve high quality…

Current advertising courses and educational practices reflect advertising education's allegiance to the real world, particularly the real world as defined by large advertising agencies. A student-run ad agency provides students with a total learning experience on a small advertising agency scale in line with what they are likely to experience in…

A California Partnership Academy is a voluntary school-within-a-school program for at-risk high school students. The program is based on a partnership between a school district, local employers, and the California Department of Education. The following special features are outlined: (1) close partnership between the school and employers; (2) block…

In the interest of offering universities new avenues for teaching students methods of video production, this paper presents a number of ideas for allowing students to practice their production skills out in the community. Following an introduction, the paper lists six types of community based productions suitable for students: (1) performance…

The 1985 evaluation of the Adolescent Vocational Exploration Program (AVE) found that this New York State Department of Labor intervention and pre-employment project has been successful in increasing young people's chances of gaining employment and functioning productively in the labor market. Primarily for 14- and 15-year-olds, AVE seeks to…

The Portland School District addresses the dropout problem through programs which fall into the following categories: (1) keeping students engaged in meaningful learning according to their needs, and counseling if necessary, (2) placing students appropriately; (3) monitoring their performance and (4) intervening to prevent and recover dropouts.…