The community college is seen as a setting for the career development needs of students with disabilities. Three community colleges participated in a Lifelong Career Development program which incorporated career assessment, instruction, training, information and guidance, career planning, resource collection, and advocacy. (CL)

This guide has been developed as a resource to be used by and with youth in grades 9-12 and beyond. It will help them consider the following questions: What am I good at? How do I know my options? Should I take a year off or apply for some post-secondary program? Structured around the newly designed High School Students tab on the Alberta Learning…

The Tips for Transition contains 134 Transition Tips submitted from all over the country by practitioners. The purpose of the Tips was to identify grassroots transition practices being used by practitioners. Tips are categorized into the following domains: (1) Transition Planning; (2) Student Involvement; (3) Family Involvement; (4) Curriculum and…

Too little has been done about career education and development in colleges and universities. The results of the efforts that have been made are encouraging. Career education at the postsecondary level can strengthen the employability, productivity, and competence of graduates. (JOW)

This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Career Pathways for High School Dropouts: A National Survey (Jon Steinberg); (2) Work (Elyse Barbell); (3) Peer…

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

Vocational and technical education (VTE) has traditionally been stigmatised in Arab societies owing to the lowly image of manual work and the perception of VTE as a last resort for weak school students. This paper focuses on the transition to upper secondary VTE from the regular Lebanese school system and on students' aspirations once they have…

This chapter describes characteristics of department chairs and identifies various tasks and challenges that they face during their time in office.

This study examines effects of the School-to-Work Group Method among 17-25-year-old young people facing the transition from vocational college to work. After baseline measurement (N=416) participants were randomized into experimental and control groups. The results of ten month follow-up (N=334) showed notable beneficial impacts of the group…

This trainer's manual is a companion volume to five local handbooks developed to support specialized implementation of the National Career Development Guidelines in elementary schools, middle and junior high schools, high schools, post-secondary institutions, and business organizations. It describes a 2-day training workshop for members of local…

Discussed is the increasing importance of interpersonal communication skills and approaches which the engineering manager can take to meet the needs of the changing environment. (CS)

This paper focuses on the reasons for enrolment demand in higher education in Greece through data collected from 400 students enrolled in the final year of post-secondary education in the Athens area. Results showed that Greek students choose to follow higher studies for a number of reasons but mainly because higher education offers high-level…

On August 30, 2006, Montana state educational and policy leaders participated in the Montana Education Forum to discuss ways to improve student transition from high school to postsecondary education and careers. The forum was sponsored by the League for Innovation in the Community College and the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and…

This report is the fourth and final paper in the research series by the Commission on the nexus between postsecondary education and workforce development. Prior reports have reviewed the overall context, considered employers' concerns with whether postsecondary education is doing enough to ensure California has a competitive workforce, and…

Describes a two year vocational training course in computer programming, offered for selected inmates, as a rehabilitation program. Contends the course is a successful one, as many of its graduates, after their release, have found work in the data processing field. (GA)