Many college and university cooperative education or work experience programs fail to recognize the valuable training and professional resources located in their geographic regions. At present, there are 11 federally funded national and regional training and resource centers whose job it is to assist colleges, universities, and employers to…

The purpose of this paper is to offer new directions for equalizing the opportunities available for youth with disabilities to make a successful transition into adulthood. The first section following the introduction highlights research recommendations and public policies that should be considered as priorities for future development. The next…

This booklet describes four strategies used in successful recruitment and motivational programs for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) participants: (1) locate potential participants whose degree of disenfranchisement may be so great that they have given up and dropped out; (2) raise participants' expectations so that they can exercise more…

The billeting learning activity portion of Katimavik, a nine-month volunteer community service and experiential learning program for 17 to 21-year-old Canadians, involves program participants living with and sharing the life of a local family for two or three weeks during each trimester of the program. Learning objectives accomplished through the…

The article presents a detailed description of an integrated program that includes functional life-related academics, social skills training, and both simulated and actual time-limited work experience for severely behaviorally disordered youngsters (5-17 years old). The academic-remedial curriculum focuses on instruction in areas deemed essential…

This review of attempts at educational reform, both overseas and in Australian schools, addresses itself to two fundamental questions regarding alternative schools: Is there a real choice and who enjoys it? And in what ways are the new approaches different from the old? The trends discussed and evaluated include the use of open space teaching…

Describes a job-related foreign language course given to airline employees. Course objectives, course structure, and validation and evaluation procedures are discussed. (PM)

Article reported on more general information supplied by the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges. (RK)

Written as a guide to aid rural Appalachian high schools in the establishment of a work experience program, this booklet describes the development of a work experience program in six steps and then presents an example of a work experience program developed in Eastern Kentucky by this procedure. The guide also discusses the do's and don'ts of…

Article described the Executive High School Internship Program, an educational developmental experience which permits the qualified high school student to enter full time the top management level of the world of work in a very real rather than theoretical way. (Author/RK)

THE NEW JERSEY PROGRAM FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS RECOMMENDS INTEGRATION OF THESE STUDENTS INTO THE REGULAR DRIVER EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. CLASSIFICATION OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN FOR PLACEMENT PURPOSES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL…

THE WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED IS DESIGNED TO PREPARE THE STUDENT FOR ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN THE ADULT WORLD. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO DEVELOP COMPETENCY IN PERSONAL HABITS, ACADEMIC SKILLS, AND SOCIAL RELATIONS. EACH STUDENT IN THE SPECIAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM PROFITS BY OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION,…

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IS A WORK-STUDY PLAN INTEGRATING THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES. THE STUDENT ALTERNATES PERIODS OF FULL-TIME WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT, A BUSINESS, OR A GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH EQUAL PERIODS OF FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDY. THE FACTORS THAT POINT TO A POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE NEW JERSEY'S…

THE THREE MAJOR FOCUSES OF MANPOWER POLICY AND PROGRAMS IN 1967 WERE ON THE CONCENTRATION AND UNIFICATION OF MANPOWER FORCES TO HELP THE NATION'S MOST DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE ACHIEVE EMPLOYABILITY AND DECENTLY PAID JOBS, ON GREATLY INCREASED EFFORTS TO INVOLVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY IN THE TRAINING AND JOB ADJUSTMENT OF THE HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED, AND ON NEW…