Reports on entry-level social workers and the effect of social work education and work experiences as factors on licensing examinations performance. Found that education and work experience had little impact on test scores. Raises some serious questions about the effectiveness of the examination and of its significance. (Author/ABB)

The article describes a pilot program of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative in the Enfield borough of London which included a special school for delicate children (ages 5 to 16). Discussed are program components, technical vocational options, program implementation, the base room and extended program, program effects, and program…

Evaluation of the effects of a 14-week group counseling program on work-related behaviors with 32 employed (either sheltered or competitive) adult mentally retarded residents of a group home found positive changes on an adaptive behavior measure and observed behavioral changes. (Author/DB)

A questionnaire consisting of 12 items was developed to elicit data on experience, preparation, and demographics of Deans of Education. It was sent to deans from a random sample of 100 institutions drawn from those belonging to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Results are presented and discussed. (MT)

Current efforts to reform vocational services for severely disabled adults are examined in the context of past reform efforts, the meaning of work, and the status of the labor force. Proposed solutions should avoid exclusion of the severely disabled due to reliance on economic utility as the price of social integration. (Author/DB)

Research on work-related stress has tended to focus on males and to neglect gender as a variable; often, findings from studies of men are incorrectly generalized to women. This article focuses on the assumptions, gaps, and biases in the literature in this area. (Author/LHW)

The dual training system (in-company vocational training with supplementary vocational school after completing the regular compulsory years at school) as it operates in the Federal Republic of Germany is examined. The way in which dual training takes place, starting with vocational guidance and progressing to the first job, is explained. (CT)

Characterizes 90 percent of the native students in Canada's Northwest Territory as dropouts. Offers the Community Occupational Program as an alternative to secondary school graduation. Describes program goals and benefits. (ABB)

Continues a series outlining effective guidance services or programs developed by Canadian counselors/educators to meet the needs of students, educators or the community. Each project is described by those who originated or carried it out. Barrie Day outlines some findings about the identification and training of potential entrepreneurs.…

Describes a study that investigated whether demographic characteristics, job characteristics, and work experiences could explain the degree of commitment to teaching by Ohio teachers of vocational agriculture. Based upon the findings, certain factors seem significant to teacher commitment: personal importance, first-year job challenge, vocational…

AFDC Welfare work strategies have been implemented to help AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) recipients secure unsubsidized employment. Reviews research on employment programs for AFDC clients and highlights the respective advantages of these programs. Suggests program changes to improve welfare work strategies. (Author/ABB)

This paper critically reviews studies of administrator work activities which follow the work of Henry Mintzberg (1973), concentrating on these shortcomings of the method: (1) procedural difficulties in coding; (2) design limitations of classifying activities; (3) inadequate testing of Mintzberg's hypotheses; and (4) failure to explore antecedents…

Interviewed 111 blind and visually impaired college students to investigate their career planning strategies. Results indicated the social sciences were predominant majors. Friends and vocational rehabilitation counselors were major sources of career information. (JAC)

Research was conducted to determine the benefits derived from agribusiness supervised occupational experience programs and to identify factors important in planning and/or conducting students' agribusiness employment experiences as perceived by employers of vocational agriculture students. (CT)

This article is a review of studies on whether vocational schools are an effective educational device for training the youth of developing countries to enter the world of work. Although the studies differed in their findings, some common themes reappear in their recommendations to make vocational education in these countries effective. (Author/CT)