This report examines local school-to-work partnerships in Pennsylvania and summarizes the lessons that can be learned from them. It includes information on how local partnerships work, functions of local school-to-work partnerships, and partnership activities such as establishing educator in the workplace opportunities, making business…

A curriculum is needed to complement the career choice process. The open campus lends itself to a career investigatory process. The community is available as a testing ground for student ideas. The resources of the community, if properly utilized, can be of invaluable assistance to the student. (Author)

A reorganization of education is advocated in which schools teach not only intellectual skills but also other nonintellectual skills that can be learned through active participation in the occupational institutions of society. (Author/JB)

Describes an innovative program launched at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon, to forestall dropping out'' by longtime underachievers. (EA)

The "Office of Career Planning Placement was founded to "enable the College to accomplish its stated goals of broad general education for citizenship, vocational usefulness, adequate preparation for professional school, and training in the ideals of service. The six functions toward that end are discussed. (Author/AD)

Vocational educators must have good labor market information to make useful plans for vocational education, develop realistic curriculum, and counsel students effectively. There is little cooperation between coordinators and those who find work stations for training purposes. (Available from W. C. Publications Inc., P.O. Box 1578, Montclair, NJ…

Examines sources of disillusionment and uncertainty in college students' career thinking. Suggests effective vocational counseling may be analogous to survival training. Discusses essential ingredients for career survival including self-responsibility, awareness of values, work knowledge, and work experience. (RC)

Summarizes recommendations of a study exploring issues of job preparation, program quality, and job market accessibility for disadvantaged youths. Discusses the role of the secondary school, job training and skill development programs, and cooperative education and work experience programs. Provides suggestions for delivery of counseling services.…

This article proposes a course in career education as a method of integrating the various elements of career education for marketing students. Discusses student self-assessment, career awareness, skills development, career planning and placement, the written career plan, seminars, professional organizations, and work experience programs. (CT)

An activity designed to develop a career information resource for students had results of also increasing student faculty communication at a junior high school. The counselors asked faculty members to list all their previous work experience in order to set up a resource file of first-hand occupational information. (Author/CC)