Compares employment opportunities for graduates and dropouts of two types of education in the Netherlands, using an estimation model for labor market position (employed and underemployed) in the first years after leaving school. Completed inservice training does not offer more advantageous transition probabilities than full-time education in the…

A study of Florida's apprenticeship programs was conducted to provide the State Department of Education with relevant program and cost data and also with a discussion of related program issues. Data were collected on site visits to 11 local educational agencies selected for their range of representation of institution size, program size,…

The course outline has been prepared as a guide for the vocational student employed full time and enrolled in a cooperative education program in the area of his vocational objective. The 45-hour course is presented in nine instructional blocks: cooperative job description, identification of training agency organization, identification of training…

This study examined the use of supported employment to provide competitive janitorial work experience for a 19-year-old severely mentally handicapped student. Training consisted of a combination of total task presentation and an individualized prompting hierarchy. Results demonstrated acquisition and maintenance of all skills at 100 percent…

This facilitator's manual is part of a curriculum to help special educators teach paraprofessionals to support individual students with disabilities effectively, especially students with moderate to severe disabilities who require individualized support. Special aspects of the curriculum include its site-based and job embedded approach as well as…

Three on-the-job sales training programs conducted by retail stores are described. (JOW)

Developed for teachers, coordinators, and administrators in Manitoba Public Schools, the guide provides ready access to information concerning work education. Information is organized into three major areas, differentiated by page color. Part 1, Emerging Trends in Preparing for the World of Work, discusses the philosophy and objectives, and…

While the United States has no effective bridges between school and work, half of West Germany's 16 to 18-year-olds learn a career in the workplace while attending school one day a week. This model can be adapted for American students to increase their employment opportunities and make academic learning easier. (Author/LHW)

Students build houses for a school system's custodians. (GB)

After briefly summarizing major policy concerns and different perspectives on the relationship between training and work, this report discusses three main modes of vocational training: school-based training, apprenticeship, and training of employees. The goals and ideologies connected with these modes and the national systems that exemplify them…

This paper considers how differences between groups in investment in on-the-job training (OJT) may affect secondary vocational program evaluations using single-period earnings. Utilizing the human capital model, a correction factor for OJT is derived and applied to Borus' data (Comparative Education Review, February 1977). (Author/SJL)

This standard operations manual begins by describing the Student Career Introduction Program in Louisville, Kentucky, to acquaint economically disadvantaged students with careers in engineering, architecture, and accounting. Program activities and accomplishments during fiscal year 1984-86 are discussed. Other sections address the application…

Discusses work-education programs for special needs students, individualized education programs for handicapped learners, teacher-coordinator skills, and different types of work-education programs for special needs students as part of the regular related class. (MF)

As school-to-work systems evolve across the nation, teachers will assume a variety of new roles and responsibilities. The collaborative nature of school-to-work requires greater interaction between teachers and other partners in schools and the community. Innovative approaches to learning in school-to-work systems, such as project-based…