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Rosenthal, Edward Lee – Change, 1975
The federal government has initiated attempts to establish a leadership and facilitating role for career education, encouraged by President Ford. Other federal efforts to bring labor, business, and education into a more integrated framework are also discussed. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Career Education, Federal Government, Government Role, Higher Education
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Curtis, Wendell – Change, 1975
Students at Warren Wilson College, North Carolina, work 15 hours a week at an on-campus job for room and board, cutting the cost of education for both the students and the school. Various characteristics and advantages of the mandatory work program, in operation since 1894, are described. (JT)
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Higher Education
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Etzioni, Amitai – Change, 1983
Overeducation is being recognized as college graduates find that a college degree is not a secure ticket to a job. A year spent serving the country is recommended with options including the armed forces, Peace Corps, VISTA, and Conservation Corps. The program could serve as a "sociological mixer." (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, National Programs
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Saunders, Charles B., Jr. – Change, 1976
Since 1972, the Nixon and Ford administrations have sought to terminate two major "campus-based" student aid programs (Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants and National Direct Student Loans), and to reduce funding of a third, College Work-Study. The policy has been renounced by both Congress and the academic community. (LBH)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Financial Support
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Smith, Emily Ann – Change, 1982
At Berea College all students work 10 to 20 hours a week on campus in a compulsory labor program and pay no tuition. The college maintains high academic standards, and students often use their work experience in later employment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Students, Educational Economics, Higher Education
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Barbato, Joseph – Change, 1979
It is estimated that some 220,000 students participate each year in cooperative education programs in 1,100 colleges and universities. The cooperative education, or work-study, concept is discussed with focus on the program's major purposes and benefits for the colleges, students and businesses involved. (JMD)
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
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McCartan, Anne-Marie – Change, 1988
Undergraduates are sacrificing the full experience of college to other priorities and the major detractor is off-campus work. Faculty complain that jobs take time from studies and extracurricular activities; job schedules constrain a teacher's ability to confer with students, to arrange field trips, and student time in the library. (MLW)
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Faculty, College Students, Cooperative Education
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Hansen, Janet S. – Change, 1986
Many colleges offer creative programs to help students earn money to pay college costs. Many colleges have increased the grant aid but on most campuses, the major available alternative is employment opportunities. Colleges will have to look mostly to themselves in the future when dealing with student loans. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Debt (Financial)