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Wisconsin State Dept. of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Madison. – 1984
This book provides a suggested model for district administrators, Job Service district directors, Private Industry Councils, and others working to create or re-implement in-school job placement programs in Wisconsin high schools. It includes a list of points to be considered and covered in the "statement of agreement" drawn up by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Guidelines, High Schools
Rockwell, Gwen; And Others – 1986
A collaborative study surveyed cooperative vocational education teachers (N=59) and secondary special education teachers (N=16) from metropolitan, urban, and rural school districts in Washington State regarding (1) the number of physically or mentally disabled youth who are enrolled in and placed on jobs from cooperative education classes; (2)…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Download full textOhio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1997
This manual is designed to assist school personnel, employers, parents/guardians, and students in understanding the policies and procedures required to operate effective diversified cooperative training (DCT) and diversified cooperative health occupations (DCHO) programs. Chapter I describes DCT/DCHO programs, their structure, types of program…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cooperative Education, High Schools, Job Placement
Passmore, David L. – 1987
A study used the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Experience Youth Cohort to determine the labor market consequences for young people of acquiring a General Educational Development (GED) degree in 1985. Three major consequences of receiving a GED were examined: labor force participation, employment status, and hourly wages. The…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Virginia State Dept. of Rehabilitation Services, Richmond. – 1987
The final report of the 3-year Valley Transitional School Project, serving Augusta, Staunton, and Waynesboro schools, all located in Augusta County, Virginia, contains information on the project accomplishments, population characteristics, evaluation activities, dissemination activities, replication, products developed, and conclusions and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Carson, Betty W. – 1986
A study was conducted to determine whether the General Educational Development (GED) Test credential was acceptable to employers in hiring and promoting employees. Major employers in the Denver Metropolitan area were surveyed to determine (1) whether or not there are policies regarding GED credentials versus high school diplomas in governing the…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Level, Entry Workers, High School Equivalency Programs
Baumgart, Diane; And Others – 1987
The Job Preparation curriculum guide, developed by the Secondary Transition and Employment Project (STEP) in Idaho, is designed to provide students with mild, moderate, or severe handicaps in grades 10, 11, or 12 with hands-on training for a specific job chosen by the student and parents in previous career and work exploration activities.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High Schools, Interpersonal Competence, Job Placement
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1997
This manual is designed to assist school personnel, employers, parents/guardians, and students in understanding the policies and procedures required to operate effective occupational work experience (OWE) programs. The OWE mission statement appears first. Chapter I describes the OWE program, its structure, types of program organization, and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedKnight, Diane; Rieck, William – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes a job-specific career education program to foster high school completion by students with and without disabilities. The program involved a school/business partnership and student/school contracts (which guaranteed the student a part-time job while in school and a full-time job upon successful program completion and graduation). Students'…
Descriptors: Career Education, Contracts, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A recent study showed that high school students who are not planning to attend college full time should combine vocational and academic course work to maximize their success in the labor market. In a study of non-college bound youth (based on the High School and Beyond Survey data) that examined the impact of high school curriculum, grades, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience
Crawford, Dorothy; And Others – 1987
Project MEAL (Model for Employment and Adult Living) provides a program for post-high-school preparation of unemployed learning-disabled young adults. Its strategies and interventions can be adopted for use with learning-disabled individuals still in school and with individuals having other handicapping conditions. The program's target population…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Daily Living Skills, Delivery Systems
Gordon, Elizabeth; Zamule, Elisabeth – 1986
This report discusses sheltered workshop programming and high school-level vocational training for mentally retarded (MR) individuals in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Sheltered workshops conducted by Goodwill Industries and Parc-way Industries were examined to determine client characteristics and the rate of placement in competitive employment.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Choice, High Schools, Job Placement
Transition Summary, 1991
This issue presents nine articles which address identifying, pursuing, and obtaining postsecondary training and employment by youth with disabilities. It discusses how families and professionals can help young people develop important self-determination and self-advocacy skills. It also introduces adult service systems to aid in obtaining…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Agencies, Disabilities
Industry-Education Council of California, Burlingame. – 1984
This guide offers a practical, step-by-step approach to developing an industry-based office education program. It equips business educators with the tools, strategies, and ideas necessary to develop a multiyear plan for implementing the program. Section I provides the rationale for cooperation between industry and education and offers ideas for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Competency Based Education, Consortia
Torres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
The evaluation report describes the Student Training at Retail Stores (STARS) Project in New York City. The program's mission was to develop and implement a three-semester program of intense occupational, vocational, and career education to enhance job skills and secure retail sales jobs for high school juniors with mild learning, speech,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Distributive Education, Education Work Relationship, Emotional Disturbances
