Co-op programs alternate work and study in order to enhance the development of future professionals. Suggestions for writing proposals, working with managers and supervisors, drawing up administrative policies, and recruiting students are offered. The importance of the triadic partners (employer, student, and academic institution) working together…

Impact on distributive education cooperative programs due to the legislation increasing the minimum wage effective January 1, 1978, indicates that the change could greatly restrict future cooperative placements, thereby reducing distributive education enrollments. Employer strategies (for example, reducing student work hours) to overcome wage…

Describes partnerships between technology-oriented companies and schools that help integrate computer technology into the schools, strengthen curriculum, and provide opportunities for student employment as well as developing corporate educational efforts. Programs with IBM, Microsoft, Intel, and Hewlett-Packard are included. (LRW)

Reviews five books that illustrate the diversity in the paths youth take as they move from adolescence to adulthood: "Opportunity and Uncertainty" (Anisef et al.), "Children on the Streets of the Americas" (Mickelson), "No Shame in My Game" (Newman), "The Exploited Child" (Schlemmer), and "The Ambitious Generation"(Schneider and Stevenson).…

This study examines adolescents' part-time work intensity and its relation to participation in various activities as well as substance use. Two theoretical perspectives are considered: the "time trade-off perspective"; and "the precocious development perspective." Results provide evidence for a combination of both perspectives. (Author)

A study of employment patterns, employment attitudes, and grade point averages of pharmacy students found over 60 percent, as many females as males, working during the school year. Working and nonworking students shared the same opinions on the effects of working on academic achievement and reported similar grade point averages. (MSE)

Issues in the debate over whether to pay college students for their work in student activities are examined, and the practices of a number of institutions on both sides of the debate are presented. Whether money acts as a motivator in this context is discussed. (MSE)

This study identified differences in work motivation factors of resident assistants. Responses indicated that gender, length of experience, and hall assignment have statistically significant effects on work motivation of resident assistants. Suggestions are included for housing professionals on how to maximize the potential motivational…

Addresses the students' perspective of library employment. Discusses a study conducted at the University of Virginia (1987) on student attitudes and library employment practices, and provides 12 recommendations for better management. Also notes the implication of part-time work, the importance of using performance measures, and the benefits of…

Analyzes teachers' views of working high school students and the impact of student work upon classroom organization and performance. Results from 311 teachers show their concern for working students but few classroom adjustments to accommodate them. Implications of these findings for the classroom performance of teachers and school organization…

Describes Work Experience Program, job locator program begun by University of Missouri at Columbia in 1979 and operated jointly by university's financial aid office and career planning and placement center. Explains how work-study program offers students access to wage-paying jobs while providing local employers with steady source of quality…

Camp fairs are held on college campuses to recruit students for summer camp positions. Provides marketing and promotion strategies, recruiting suggestions for camp directors, tips for students helping to organize the fair, and suggestions for students who want to secure a summer camp position. Includes a sample camp fair evaluation. (LP)

Most young people who work are employed in low-paying jobs with little growth or learning potential. Working adolescents appear to be more motivated by socialization and consumerist needs than by economic necessity. This article shows that the relationship between school and work must be maximized and that more attention must be paid to ensuring…

Contrary to previous research results, student questionnaires, teacher reports, and student records for 347 Scottish high school students in 2 urban schools show that part-time employment had no significant effects on students' school attendance, academic performance, or educational goals. (KS)

Unionization of graduate students at the State University of New York since 1967 is chronicled, from graduate student employees' inclusion in faculty collective bargaining to establishment of a separate bargaining unit. Problems facing graduate student employee unions and likely future concerns are discussed briefly. (MSE)