The cooperative education programs provided by the three community colleges which comprise the San Mateo Community College District (California) offer three alternative plans: (1) Alternate Semester--two students hold one full-time job during the year, each spending one semester on campus and one off campus; (2) Parallel--concurrent part-time work…

Factor analysis was used to derive four relatively independent factors or general dimensions of the work experience of economically disadvantaged, urban youth. The factors were named and interpreted as follows: (1) supportive context of job: characteristics referring to supportive aspects of the job, such as friendliness of boss, friendliness of…

Twenty-nine annotated bibliographies on vocational-technical education and vocational guidance are presented in this report. They are divided into five sections which provide information on trade and industrial education, the disadvantaged child, work experience programs, the dropout, and vocational guidance. The annotations contain information…

To assist Colorado in evaluating certification requirements, the study sought information about the utilization of competency examinations and the means by which certification is attained in the technical, trade and industrial, and business and office education services. Questionnaires were sent to the State Directors of Vocational Education in…

The purpose of this conference was to develop models for conducting systematic and sequential exploratory experiences for junior and senior high school students which would lead to satisfactory job placement. The participants at the conference tried to identify behavioral objectives expected of the student as a result of the proposed program,…

This document investigates the legal aspects of whether students in field learning situations are eligible for workmen's compensation. It is suggested that a student who works and receives a salary or wages from a state agency or other employer would be covered by the employer's workmen's compensation. If a student works for an agency or company…

This paper examines the rapidly developing trends of cooperative education and nontraditional study. The author sees these trends as an attempt to end the self-imposed isolation of higher education. The first, cooperative education, brings students out of the more traditionally cloistered classroom setting into the world of work. The second,…

This document discusses the topic of career education from a variety of viewpoints. Keynoting the paper is a detailed analysis of remarks on the topic made by Sidney Marland at a 1971 meeting of the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Houston; at that point career education as a movement got started. There follows a number of…

To evaluate the relationship of an early placement program to the initial transition from school to full-time employment and to determine whether actual work experience as part of the high school curriculum affects attitudes toward work and/or self-esteem, 100 senior students received a 6-9 week early placement as part of their vocational…

Created in 1961 by the Washington State Legislature, the Youth Development and Conservation Corps (YDCC) affords youth and young men aged 14-21 employment opportunities in conservation programs that entail developing, improving, and maintaining natural and artificial recreation areas for the general public. It is designed to help young…

This catalog is intended primarily for the use of training officers in need of prescribing basic learning programs for use by educationally disadvantaged employees, such as high school dropouts, returning veterans lacking specific academic skills, and virtually anyone with limited educational skills. In addition to academic skills, the catalog…

The Lenawee Vocational-Technical Center (Vo-Tec Center) and accompanying Placement Office are a combined vocational school, work experience program, and placement service. Serving the 3,500 students in the 12 feeder high schools in the county, about half of whom attend the Vo-Tec Center, the Placement Office boasts 100% placement of students in a…

The relevance of career education in meeting the needs of the disadvantaged is explored; the important components of a career education are presented; and suggestions are made for state planning. Career education is seen as the effort to help students integrate work oriented values into their lives and providing them with the experiences and…

DIALOGUE WAS PRESENTED AT A SYMPOSIUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION FOR A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. PARTICIPANTS AND DISCUSSANTS AT THE SYMPOSIUM WERE SCHOLARS IN ANTHROPOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, AND SOCIOLOGY. AUTHORS OF MAJOR PAPERS INCLUDED SOLON KIMBALL, FRED STRODTBECK, ARTHUR ROSS,…

A GUIDE FOR AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WAS DEVELOPED TO BE HELPFUL TO STUDENTS AS A TEXTBOOK AND TO TEACHERS IN THEIR USE OF THE NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE RECORD BOOK FOR PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE IN INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS ON RECORD KEEPING AND ANALYSIS. UNIFORM AND ACCURATE RECORDS ARE EXPECTED TO PROMOTE ACCURACY IN REPORTING THE…