Project COED (Career Opportunities through Education for Persons with Disabilities) was developed to: (1) provide career instruction for adults who are functionally mentally retarded, through job training opportunities in food services, clerical/office work, or housekeeping/janitorial work; (2) increase levels of clients' financial independence;…

In 1993, the Minnesota state legislature established a Teacher Residency Program, and it directed the Minnesota Board of Teaching to report to the education committees of the legislature on developing a residency program as part of teacher licensure. The residency program proposed in this report is one of three components of a restructured teacher…

This paper describes a career placement project which provided special services to students with learning disabilities (LD) at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City. Forty-five students and 16 employers participated in the project, including full-time and continuing education students pursuing a variety of degrees. Inservice…

One of California's alternative routes to teacher certification is a teaching intern program in a collaborative arrangement between an institute of higher education (IHE) and local school districts. To help determine whether internship programs are a viable alternative for training teachers in the future, a 5-year longitudinal study has been…

Operation Bridge, a program which was developed by the Detroit Public Schools to train 13 adult advisors to work with adult education students in outreach sites and traditional adult education centers, is described. The selection process, the orientation, the coursework, the internships, and the application of training are discussed. The report on…

A report on three regional conferences for educators and business representatives on the ways both groups can best serve the needs of liberal arts students is presented. The basic agendas of the conferences, which were sponsored by the Association of American Colleges, are outlined, and speakers participating in each category are listed. Excerpts…

The purpose of the project was to develop an advanced, competency-based training program for residential youth service/child care workers providing services to children and adolescents with severe mental health or emotional problems. The program was designed in response to problems common to these workers in rural areas such as Kansas, including…

Applicants for a teaching certificate in Florida must complete a year-long internship and demonstrate mastery of twenty-four selected competencies. To accomplish this goal, a building-level support team system has been developed. Three members comprise the team: a peer-teacher, a building-level administrator, and at least one other professional…

The experience of Kendall College, Illinois, a small liberal arts college, in developing a human services program is described. Attention is directed to the history of the college, the growth of the program, the curriculum content, and its benefits to both college and community. The associate degree program which admitted its first students in…

Position papers presented at a conference of state directors of teacher education and certification focused on the quality of educational personnel. The first paper details the need for new talent in teaching in spite of a decline in job opportunities that adversely affects the quality of the applicant pool prepared to enter the teaching…

The activities of the Institute of Gerontology at The University of Michigan from 1975 through 1980 are examined. The Institute offers consultation and support services to instructional units for the development of post-baccalaureate educational programs and sponsors annual series of seminars and workshops for faculty members and professional…

This two-part report reviews the implementation and operation of a student counseling program conducted during 1977-78 in the developmental studies division of Southeastern Community College (SCC) with funds provided by the Exxon Education Foundation. Part I discusses: (1) the impact of the program on the college's counseling philosophy, (2) the…

The baccalaureate degree program at INTER/MET and cooperative arrangements are considered in three articles. In "The Baccalaureate Degree Program at INTER/MET: An Evaluation," the process by which nondegree candidates at INTER/MET achieve the bachelor's degree through utilization of the services of the University Without Walls Program at…

A Project of Internships, Certification, Equity-Leadership, and Support (Project ICES), whose purpose was to develop intervention strategies to increase women's participation in educational administration, was field-tested in Kansas from 1977 to 1979. Under a grant from the Women's Educational Equity Act Program (WEEAP), this model selected,…

Describes the development of the graduate program at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. Provides a student profile and outlines a new masters curriculum in environmental science. Explains the terminal options involving research, internship, and academic coursework. (TW)