Creating inclusive classrooms, and especially creating inclusive and diverse working groups, can be a challenge in the advertising curriculum. The ad industry values diversity, and employers in general value students who know how to effectively work in groups. This article reports survey data of what makes students feel not included in classroom…

A study of the Agricultural Occupational Employment Experience program at Iowa Falls, Iowa, revealed that the program was recognized as an important component of the vocational agriculture program. Participants had specific expectations of the program. To meet these expectations, the program must be structured following cooperative vocational…

The Iowa Department of Education, in cooperation with the state's 15 community colleges and Drake University, completed an outcomes study of adult vocational training/retraining programs offered through the Adult and Continuing Education Divisions of the colleges. Study goals were to profile businesses served by the colleges, evaluate employer…