Many career and technical education (CTE) courses not only provide students with vocational and technical skills and knowledge, but engage them in academic content as well. Designed thoughtfully, these courses can address rigorous academic content standards and be as intellectually demanding as traditional academic courses (Southern Regional…

In schools that serve students with varying disabilities, community-based education has become an important element in preparing students for competitive and supported employment. Because of the constant change in demographics and the overall competitiveness of the job market, it is essential that schools are prepared to find ways of infusing…

This report describes the methods and findings of a study of the attitudes, values, and habits required for successful employment in technical-level positions. Part I describes the purpose and procedures of the study which sought to determine the feasibility of using the Affective Work Competencies Inventory (AWCI) to measure the affective…

Public schools are finding that an educational program which serves as effective preparation for, and as an adequate transition to employment, may involve activities which have often been considered to be beyond the usual scope of school responsibility. Communities are finding that the task of preparing the mentally retarded for community living…

This report, more than a year in the making and informed by over 50 interviews with employers, educators, and local and national policymakers, details both the growing problem of disconnected youth in New York City and what it will take to redirect them toward career-track employment and family-supporting incomes. The centerpiece of this study is…

According to the 1970 Census, approximately 33% of the 18,000,000 people living in New York lived in small towns, villages, and open country. Nonetheless, the State's major educational concerns have remained urban oriented. Although rural schools have some strengths (community centered, locally administered programs, desirable environment, and…

Findings are presented based on a survey of work experience of persons who completed or dropped out of industrial and technical vocational programs in Nassau County's high schools during 1965-1969. The report covers, as of 1970, the labor force status of these former students and the kinds of jobs they held. It seeks to determine the extent to…

This guide is intended to help educators understand, develop, and implement workplace simulations for students in grades K-12. The introduction examines the role of simulation in integrated school-to-work programs. Discussed first are the following aspects of the workplace simulations model on which the simulations are based: educational premises…

The chief factors in State administration of public education are the State board, the State superintendent, and the professional staff of the State departments of education. Several valuable studies have been made of the State board and the State superintendent. It is the purpose of the present study to supplement these with an investigation of…

This bulletin provides, in four parts, information about the qualifications, selection and training of personnel in various service industries. Service Instruction of Department Stores describes the sales force of most department stores, composed chiefly of women, and the lack of team spirit; outlines the physical education program to monitor…

In this speech the author discusses Project Chance: Alternatives for Women. The innovative community-based program in New York City was designed to meet the special needs of adult women whose education has been interrupted. The first half of the presentation briefly describes varied aspects of the program, such as re-entry non-credit courses,…

This handbook for school administrators and cooperative education coordinators describes State of New York cooperative occupational education programs. It is divided into three sections that focus on program administration, program organization, and program operation. Section 1, Program Administration, presents a philosophy of cooperative…

This document summarizes the accomplishments of the first year of the Cornell Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration Project in Broome County, New York, a program in which six high schools and six employers in the Binghamton area have joined forces to prepare noncollege-bound young people for careers in manufacturing and engineering technology,…