Discusses the consolidation of three high schools into the vocational-technical center in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Describes the implementation of new programs and the integration of vocational and academic courses. (JOW)

Exhorts educators to teach children to be truthful, respect others' rights, and learn to take risks and make commitments. Although international schools can't teach morality, they can teach philosophy and explore the importance of developing a sensitivity to ethical questions. All subjects, honestly taught, exemplify the triumph of ethical…

In the Integrated Curricular Experiential Model, a cooperative fieldwork component is integrated into academics at Queens College. One example is an anthropology course that helps students understand the United States through the eyes of other cultures and to apply issues and concepts about diversity in the fieldwork experience. (SK)

Describes career clusters, areas of work force specialization that aim to integrate academic and career education by guiding students through particular avenues of study. Looks at models at several schools throughout the United States. (JOW)

Combining English and math skills and career research with technical course content reinforces for students the value of all kinds of learning. A strong tie between theory and technical application creates an incentive for students to retain academic instruction. (JOW)

The traditions of mainstream undergraduate study and adult education are facing the same challenges as mature students become undergraduates and young people attend continuing education courses. One approach would combine the academic rigor and sustained study of the university tradition with the flexibility and creativity characteristic of adult…

Describes Education for Employment, a Wisconsin concept that helps students see the relationship between what they are learning in school and making a living. It involves the infusion of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for work into the whole educational experience. (JOW)

Educators must overhaul the instructional system before worrying about the latest technological innovation. The most fundamental challenge of the workplace and society is teaching students the academic knowledge that underpin technology: communication and critical thinking. (JOW)

Outlined is the status of science-technology-society (STS) education as an academic field of study in the United States. Its success as an academic field and unresolved questions regarding the future of STS are discussed. (KR)

In a series of interviews, Rick Turner, Dean Smith, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, and Orel Hershiser discuss their experiences in school athletics, the relationship between athletics and academic education, and the role of athletics in the process of learning about life. (BC)

Research into guidance efforts that successfully integrate basic skills into vocational education programs indicates that counselors play a key role in helping students gain the new basic skills. Their roles will have an impact on students and on the field of vocational education. (JOW)

At Woodland High School (California), Career Opportunity Paths in Education integrates academic education with a strong focus on career exploration and guidance. Six career paths or clusters of courses provide essential skills for immediate employment or post-high school education. (SK)

Service learning is a form of experiential learning; students participate in projects that serve unmet community needs and facilitate classroom learning. Providing well-developed service-learning opportunities in school gives young people a chance to develop personally, interpersonally, and academically. Reflection and interpersonal interactions…

Argues that standardized academic programs are seldom effective with students in detention facilities who have a wide range of academic skills, leaning problems, cultural backgrounds, and languages. Recommends an individualized and self-paced method of instruction that has proven successful in meeting the needs of this diverse group of learners.…

A high school aimed to improve services to all students through implementation of an integrated academic and occupational curricula. Administrators and teachers held shared visions of all students as learners with unique needs and secondary education as preparation for work and postsecondary education. (Contains 34 references.) (Author/JOW)