Devoted to the international awareness learning activities of Katimavik (a nine-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17 to 21 year old Canadians), the bilingual student manual contains sections on learning program objectives and trimester guidelines, optional activities, resume recordkeeping, global perspectives…

This report presents a guide for the development of a Job-Experience-Training (JET) plan for the newly-established Regional Colleges of Burma. The Regional Colleges are three-year postsecondary institutions designed to train middle level technicians to help increase the production of goods and services needed in the Burmese economy. Concentrating…

This booklet contains government compiled statistics on various aspects of maternal employment. Figures are presented for numbers of working mothers broken down by marital status and ages of children and for numbers of minority working mothers broken down by marital status and ages of children. Statistical trends in labor force participation are…

Since 1928 when women represented 55% of all elementary school principals, the number of women in educational administration has been declining. In addition to historical trends which brought more men into the education profession, two factors hinder the promotion of women to administrative positions. The first factor is perceived barriers…

Describes projects provided in the Physics Department at Drexel University during the last four years for inner-city students sponsored by the Neighborhood Youth Corps. Includes the author's feelings and conclusions about such a program. (Author/MLH)

This article defines education as a nationwide learning system which encompasses a broad range of learning opportunities and programs. (MK)

Prepared for the Conference on Transition from School to Work (Princeton University, May 9-10, 1968), sponsored by the National Manpower Policy Task Force.

The Summer Jobs for Youth Program (1981) was established by the New York City Partnership to develop private sector summer jobs for economically disadvantaged youth. The evaluation of the program was based upon a telephone survey of company executives, job site supervisors, youth workers who participated in the program, companies who made summer…

Knowledge development goals were built into the Illinois Migrant Council (IMC) Midwest Youth Employment Training Program (MYETP) to gain information and insights on the status and conditions of the migrant and seasonal farmworker (MSFW) youth, and to assist in the design and content of programs to improve their economic, educational, and social…

This manual describes the Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) as a model for community colleges interested in implementing a community-based career exploration program. The first sections of the manual present background information on the program and HJC. Next, the components of the EBCE program are…

This volume is one of the products of the knowledge development effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977. The report focuses on the young school drop-out portion only of the supported work experiment, which also included offenders, ex-addicts, and welfare recipients. The goal of supported…

This guide is intended to help vocational educators learn more about adult women's life experiences and the skills, knowledge, and abilities they develop through them. It also shows how to assess experiential learning to provide better career counseling and give academic credit or improved course placements. Chapter 1 overviews life experience…

An exemplary project was initiated in March of 1977 as a jointly operated project with Arrowhead Area Education Agency 5 and Iowa Central Community College. The purpose of the effort was to analyze the potential and demonstrate the components of the Experience-Based Career Education--Appalachia Education Laboratory (EBCE-AEL) model for mildly…