Article describes Dynamy, an educational program designed to involve young people directly in public affairs in ways that bring self-knowledge and the capacity for effective participation in society. (Author)

Describes and evaluates program which attempted to reduce the alienation that keeps youth within the poverty-failure cycle, through work experience, and personal and vocational counseling. (Author)

The urgent task is to insure that programs in teacher education prepare competent teachers. (JS)

A survey of applied sociologists with a master's degree and earlier studies that examined experiences of applied Ph.D. sociologists showed that Ph.D.'s generate knowledge through research more often than M.A.'s, who apply knowledge through direct service. Otherwise, the work experiences and educational evaluations of the two groups were quite…

Retired school superintendents were asked to comment on problems and sources of pride during their careers. The former superintendents agreed with presently employed colleagues (surveyed in a companion study) on many points; most said their work had been a rewarding experience. Trends affecting job demands are noted. (PP)

Addresses the question of how cooperative education employers view secondary school cooperative education programs. Finds that employers view student attitudes, work motivation skills, and coordinators' activities, first, second, and third in order of importance. (JOW)

Results of 1983 National Society of Professional Engineers salary survey are reported and discussed. In addition, income is reported (in bar graph format) by employer industry/service, major branch of engineering, supervisory/managerial responsibility, level of professional responsibility, regional status, length of experience, metropolitan area,…

Provides a dialogue between a traditionalist journalism instructor and a "new idea" instructor that represents a work-setting approach to journalism education. (HOD)

Describes the Technical Scholar Program which recruits top high school students for demanding technical careers. Besides giving gifted students an opportunity to get paid for work related to their studies at Greenville Technical College, some employers offer scholarships for advanced education to top technical scholars. (JOW)

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…