THE SECRETARIAL SCIENCE PROGRAM OF MANITOWOC TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS DESCRIBED TO ASSIST AN EVALUATION TEAM IN THEIR STUDY OF THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION-ACCOUNTING MAJOR PROGRAM OF THE SCHOOL. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 2-YEAR POST-HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM ARE TO -- (1) PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE SECRETARIAL…

Cooperative office education students with disadvantaged backgrounds remained in school longer, performed better in school, raised their level of aspiration, and improved employment opportunities for minority groups when compared to disadvantaged students not enrolled in cooperative education. (DM)

This health careers guidance manual was developed to provide high school counselors, teachers, and students with information regarding health career opportunities and available training programs in Wisconsin. The content is in two volumes, with the first comprising two-thirds of the manual. Volume 1 begins with one-page job briefs on fifty-four…

As a part of the Wisconsin pilot program which places emphasis upon implementing courses and sequences directed toward employment in available entry occupations, this program aimed to provide (1) an understanding of the services rendered in the health field and related job opportunities and requirements, and (2) an understanding of the mentally…

This manual is for administrator and teacher use in planning a program and individual courses for adults in dental assisting in vocational, technical, and adult programs. The manual was developed by a supervisor, a teacher-coordinator, teachers, and dentists at the local level and tested in the local school. The objectives are to prepare…

Project Decision 2 was conceived and designed to assist high school students in making a career decision. To accomplish this, techniques and materials for use in career libraries throughout southwest Wisconsin were developed. The materials developed had special emphasis on agricultural careers for rural Wisconsin residents. An audiovisual tutorial…

An exemplary program in Wisconsin for high school students interested in some form of health care. On-site exposure, with on-the-job experience fed in gradually, is the key to this program. Equally benefited are those who discover early they want out. (Editor/HD)

This study, conducted in response to the requirements of Wisconsin's State Advisory Council for Vocational Education as delineated in the Vocational Amendments of 1968, focuses specifically on the impact of Federal vocational education funds on State health occupations education programs. The six chapters deal respectively with: (1) the…

The organizational and working relationships between postsecondary education and economic development in selected states were investigated, with emphasis on identifying state-level coordinated programs in 12 geographically diverse states known to be active in linking education to economic development (Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana,…

This report, resulting from a project to develop a health occupations teacher education program (HOTEP) within the University of Wisconsin system, is presented in five sections and contains data and materials providing evidence to support the need for such a program. Section I discusses national health care needs and trends. Some existing HOTEPs…

Between November 1964 and June 1967, 85 women and five men completed a 4-month course held in several Wisconsin locations to prepare them as Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants to (1) plan and direct a general activity or supportive program of occupational therapy, (2) train individual patients in independent performance of activities of…