The Youth Services Training Program in Westport, Connecticut, eases handicapped youngsters through the sometimes anguishing step from school to job. (Editor)

Describes a program designed to stimulate potential dropouts and for making school more relevant to many disadvantaged and previously unmotivated 14- and 15-year-old students. (Author/RK)

Here are five tough criteria to help you judge your growth toward professionalism in career planning, recruitment, and placement. (Author)

Admission statistics between 1967 and 1975 revealed that of the students applying a higher proportion of women than men were admitted to the school and that the percentage also rose from 20 percent in 1967 to 38 percent in 1975. Superior academic performance and motivation among women were also found and discussed in terms of lower work records…

This report is about employers and how they value and use qualifications in their business decisions. The research indicates clear differences in the value placed on and use made of qualifications by employers for different groups of workers and occupations. Qualifications are considered more important for higher-level occupations and employers…

This booklet summarizes three forums on current issues related to the use of technology for youth with disabilities. Forum 1, "Accessing the General Curriculum: Promoting a Universal Design for Learning" (November 3, 2001), featured David Rose and Chuck Hitchcock examining how universal design, recent neuro-scientific research, and…

This guide provides an overview of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 to help familiarize legislators with the law and its implementation and to give them information to answer questions from their constituents about the act. The following information is presented: (1) the goals of the act; (2) how school-to-work initiatives work; (3)…

Two new traditions have evolved in vocational and technical education: the apprenticeship and vocational school patterns. The relationship of these traditions to employment is discussed. Problems of the systems are analyzed and suggestions for the future are offered. (KM)

Career education programs involve community people and agencies. Some partners are state consultants, university staffs, advisory committees, and the home. Cooperation of the agribusiness community is emphasized. Coupling of structured curricula and occupational experiences gives the student a perspective on the world of work. (MS)

Since most teachers have had limited occupational experiences outside school settings, the success of career education programs will depend upon a broadening of their knowledge of the world of work. Teachers in the Warren Public Schools, Ohio, had the opportunity to participate in a work experience program involving fifteen industries. (KP)

The career education program at the Appalachia Educational Laboratory enables teenagers to spend their senior years exploring career opportunities alongside local employers. A general conclusion is that although employer-based career education may not be for every student, a significant number throughout the country can profit from this approach.…

A community internship program, a school-within-a-school, an educational park, an open school, and a drop-out school all offer new approaches to social education. (KM)