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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 textGordon, 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
Moore, Richard W. – 1992
How can policy makers and the public judge whether proprietary schools are heroes or villains? A review of six studies on proprietaries and two studies conducted in Minnesota attempted to answer the question. Five of the six studies examined reported that proprietary schools students are more likely to complete a program than public school…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, High Schools
Lewis, Morgan V.; And Others – 1982
In a secondary study of data gathered by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education on factors associated with training-related placement of vocational education students, emphasis was on analysis of those factors that the original study identified as ones over which educational policymakers, school administrators, and teachers have…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Gordon, Ruth – 1985
A survey of over 3,800 employers found that school-provided vocational training was required for 9.5 percent of the jobs studied and "important but not required" for another 37.9 percent. In this study, new employees with relevant vocational education exhibited these characteristics: (1) were 6.5 percent more productive 6 to 36 months after being…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Entry Workers, High Schools
Peer reviewedCobb, Brian; Hasazi, Susan Brody – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 1987
Secondary special education programs should include employment or postsecondary education placement outcomes in the curricula for mainstreamed mildly handicapped students. Program elements that support these goals are: individualized transition plans; paid work experience; job-seeking skills curriculum; flexible staffing patterns; active…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Employment Level, High Schools
