Florida finds an effective combination for attacking the dropout problem. (Editor)

Article describes the Vocational Rotational Laboratory, a teacher education course that supplements the vocational curriculum with on-the-job experience. (Editor/MB)

Occupational inservice education should be part of the teacher's regular workload. (Editor/SB)

The question of staffing technical education programs involves the matter of what must the technical teacher know and what abilities must he possess. It also involves the question of where to look for persons with such qualifications. The technician is a potential teacher. (Author/DM)

Discusses the dangers of having education as the sole route to social mobility and advocates the development of alternate socioeconomic models to meritocracy" (where the power lies with those with merit), such as mixed job- education experiences. (JM)

At a conference in Brighton, England, English youth employment workers reviewed the direction their services were taking. Opinion indicated the need to work more closely with schools and industry to provide information on career development and job training programs, as well as actual job placement. (CJ)

Exemplary prorams hold promise for introducing our young to broad concepts of work, but they appear to need a body of teachable content and industrial arts' expertise in developing hands-on experience. (Editor)

"This article is based on Alfred J. Mannebach's Ed.D. dissertation, The Effectiveness of Structured Occupational Experience For Instructors of Agricultural Occupations, which was completed at the University of Illinois in June, 1969. A former teacher of agriculture in Kansas, Dr. Mannebach is presently Assistant Professor of Education in the…

Describes adaptation of field placement offered at Elmhurst College which helps student gain self confidence, self-reliance. Offers opportunity for vocational exploration with salary, possibility of academic credit. (CJ)

An Oklahoma school system gives construction-trades students on-the-job training in building school facilities. The district has saved in construction costs; many students have gone on to employment in the field; and local contractors are supportive of the program. (MLF)

Examples and sources of information about public service alliances between businesses and school systems that also serve the private sector's self-interests. (MLF)