As more college students are relying on part- or full-time work to help pay for their education, federally financed work-study jobs are becoming harder to find. The percentage of freshmen who planned to hold full-time jobs while in college jumped to 4.7 percent this year, from 2.7 percent in 2000. But as more students are seeking jobs, federal…

Materials in this sourcebook were prepared from the program of a workshop on position development for student work-learning programs at Berea College. Discussions center upon categories of student assignments and special attributes of student manpower; preparation of effective job descriptions to achieve goals of employer, student, and educational…

Discusses findings from a study by Campus Compact of community service work-study efforts. Findings are described in the areas of: current program structures, employing students effectively, collaboration with community organizations, community service benefits and challenges, opinions regarding President Bush's mandated percentage of work-study…

At the University of Missouri, A Way with Words uses work-study students as literacy tutors under an AmeriCorps grant. Service learning and critical reflection are incorporated into the program. (SK)

By sending out questionnaires to 106 counselors of 98 colleges and universities, panel discussion and interviewing, the authors implement a fairly comprehensive survey on the development of the financial aid system of assisting impoverished students in higher education institutes (HEIs) in China, including national student loans, award fund…

This study explores working students' college experiences using the grounded theory approach. Focus groups were conducted to allow working students to elaborate on their college experiences, clarifying issues not easily addressed through surveys. Two theoretical propositions are offered to describe how working students are constantly searching for…

This report describes the Work-Study Project--Services to the Aging at the University of Denver. The project was designed to sensitize students in their understanding of the role and functioning of older people in a changing social structure and through a field work and academic program, to acquaint students with the occupational and professional…

Presents a theoretical perspective on how student work experiences can integrate theory and practice and add to values clarification and self-understanding for students. A practical classification model for identifying learning associated with student work-related assignments is presented. (Author)

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is essentially a needs-based welfare program. As a needs-based program, SSI must consider the income and resources of the individual applicant or recipient. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) discusses both income and resources at length. When considering Work Study income it is necessary to…

This study investigated the role of personality factors in the successful and unsuccessful college performance of work-study students. (JC)

The findings of this investigation support the practices in the College Work Study Program that integrate student worker characteristics with job requirements. (Author)

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)

CAMPUS EMPLOYMENT IS OFFERED TO NEEDY STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A LARGE URBAN CENTER, WHERE BOTH TERMINAL AND TRANSFER PROGRAMS IN NINE MAJOR STUDY AREAS ARE OFFERED TO ITS 1,000 DAY AND 3,000 EVENING STUDENTS. NOT CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THESE STUDENTS, JOBS REPRESENT NEEDED SERVICES FOR WHICH THE COLLEGE WOULD OTHERWISE HIRE OUTSIDE HELP…