In 2007 Ghana celebrated 50 years of independence from British colonial rule. The golden jubilee offered an opportunity to take stock of how the country had progressed in expanding education and the challenges for the future. This paper offers a critique of the journey, highlighting the challenges and progress. What reforms in education has taught…

This study investigated the services provided to students' participating in career preparation programs (e.g., career counseling, mentoring, apprenticeships, work-based learning, or GED programs) provided by the Massachusetts One-Stop Career Centers. A study conducted by the President's Task Force for Disadvantaged Students (2003) found that…

The nation's community colleges share a common and vital purpose: preparing students--young and working adults--for jobs and continued academic study. Today, over 7 million community college students strive to attain a degree that will expand their opportunity, whether they aim to graduate directly into the workforce or continue on to seek a…

On the basis of the author's experience in coordinating a number of EU research projects aimed at improving the transition from school to vocational training for disadvantaged young people, the following paper focuses on problems in comparing support measures in Europe and on the practical relevance of comparative EU research. The first section…

Use of the term disadvantaged" to describe programs may be inflicting damage to students' reputation and create a future handicap for them. Suggests that change of name is needed. (SB)

THE OBJECTIVES OF PROJECT REENTRY, CONDUCTED DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 AND 1964, WERE TO GUIDE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DROPOUTS BACK TO SECONDARY SCHOOL THROUGH COUNSELING AND TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED. STATISTICAL INFORMATION FOR NEW YORK STATE INDICATED THAT 953 ACTUAL AND 722 POTENTIAL DROPOUTS WERE CONTACTED…

PRESENTED IS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WHICH WILL INSURE MEANINGFUL GROWTH, GIVE A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTAINMENT, HELP CHILDREN ACCEPT AND FACE THEIR LIMITATIONS AND DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTHS, AND INSTILL HEALTHY ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL AND SOCIETY. CURRICULUM CHANGES RATHER THAN ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS, ARE ADVOCATED.…

Describes a program of training for young men to fill a para-professional position in the growing field of social services. The program provides training in human relations, basic skills, and on-the-job techniques. Training Technology is a quarterly supplement to Educational Technology Magazine. (GR)

Results of the Meaning and Values of Work Scale administered to 100 vocational students uncovered differences in the perceptions of work and work value orientation of disadvantaged vocational students. Implications of the study are that vocational teachers should consider gender when planning for work ethics instruction for disadvantaged students.…

Concerned about the lack of focus on students' needs for support in order to meet rigorous academic standards at the secondary and postsecondary levels, the Pathways to College Network--a partnership of national organizations and funders working to improve postsecondary opportunities for underserved populations--is undertaking a national…

The document is a report on the goals, activities, and consultant topics for a three-week vocational education workshop for 29 teachers of disadvantaged students in Baltimore. The workshop, in session five hours each day for lectures, discussion groups, consultant visits, and individual work sessions and conferences, had eight goals for teachers…

This report describes the development of a master plan for identifying and accommodating disadvantaged and handicapped students within the vocational education programs of the Virginia Community College System. The general project objectives reported on were: (1) to determine the potential number of disadvantaged and handicapped students by…

Summarizes legislation affecting vocational education, and presents the results of a preliminary examination of statistics concerning vocational programs for disadvantaged and handicapped students. (Editor/JF)