The student profile consists of numerical data with some analysis, derived from an institution-wide study of student characteristics that may bear upon planning processes, especially for racial and ethnic groups. The data include demographic characteristics (race, sex, age, geographic origin, and resident status), maturational characteristics…

This manual contains a series of 10 detailed guides for school practitioners who are beginning to create work-based learning programs at their schools. Work-Based Learning Overview defines the different elements of work-based learning and describes the roles of program participants. Program Planning Guide offers suggestions about how to plan…

Wartime conditions created a new interest in school-and-work programs for educators because the realities of employment were brought closer to the schools, and for those concerned with the protection of young workers because of the necessity for safeguarding the interests of these young people while on the job. School-and-work programs, under…

There is a widespread interest in financial aid for college students on the part of prospective students and their parents as well as counselors and administrators in secondary schools and colleges. This interest and its own research needs warrant publication by the Office of Education of a comprehensive up-to-date bibliography on financial aid…

It is believed that superintendents and principals, school board members, teachers, and employers and other lay citizens--in fact, all those persons who help to decide on public-school curriculum have need for a bulletin in which information is made available concerning work experience education programs. They should be informed about selected…