The mismatch between education and work results in social and economic costs. Career education, intended to ease the problem, is criticized for opting for economic efficiency at the expense of individual development. (Author/MLF)

The article points out how the Junior Achievement program has provided youth with hands-on work experience and the responsibilities of administering a small business. Program goals, operation, and expansion over its 55 year history are described. (Author/MS)

Discusses a program that allows university engineering faculty members to work in industry for one year to gain experience that will aid in their instruction of engineering undergraduates. (MLH)

Discusses the pros and cons of requiring that journalism teachers have some minimum work experience in the field of journalism. (RL)

Darmstadt Enterprises for Career and Individual Development (DECIDE) is an educational program for both regular and special needs students providing a simulated business environment, currently in eight occupational areas. DECIDE is located in the Darmstadt Career Center and enrolls secondary students from schools in American military communities…

Attempts to validate the Parallel Plan of Cooperative Education, discusses utilization of student's current jobs in cooperative education, the practice of volunteer jobs in cooperative education, and the use of Federal College Work Study funds in selective Cooperative Education placements. (Author/RK)

A program at Sinclair Community College (Ohio) allows older students to earn credit for prior, off-campus learning. Program requirements include 5 or more years of significant paid or volunteer work experience and adequate writing skills, followed by the development of portfolios documenting the student's past learning experiences. (LH)

Based on responses from 183 Iowa vocational agriculture students who had participated in various types of supervised occupational experience (SOE) programs, the environmental and program factors that these students felt important in planning and conducting their SOE programs are presented in rank order. (BM)

Dejuvenilizing the high school by minimizing the custodial relationship between school and student calls for innovative alternatives in school scheduling, in providing students with off campus educational opportunities, and in meeting their needs for work and service experience. (Author)

The article explores the potential of Apprenticing for developing personal integrity and independence in the modern world. (Author/NQ)

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)