The teacher of a junior high class for learning-disabled students recounts her class's experiences in running a bike repair business. The enterprise improved basic skills, interpersonal relationships, and gave students vocational experience. (DB)

Eight vocational schools in Jefferson County, Kentucky, use computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for remedial work in math, reading, and language skills. The use of CAI in the career development centers has led to other programs--for adults, dropouts, and potential dropouts--and has brought about a close working relationship with Louisville…

Asserts that the future of secondary vocational education requires a shift from training for specific job skills to career-relevant academic skills. Discusses the history of vocational education, the tracking of minority students, the necessity of retraining, the social inflation of academic skill requirements, the shift in curriculum, and the…

A Pinellas County (Florida) program serves women who are single, separated, divorced, or widowed and in need of training in vocational as well as basic skills. In addition to training and financial assistance, the program offers a variety of support services such as job placement, child care funding, and transportation support. (JOW)

TECHNICAL EDUCATION OF THE ADULT HARD-CORE UNEMPLOYED OFTEN FAILS BECAUSE OF PERSONAL PROBLEMS AND BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURAL LACKS. A BROAD CONCEPT OF EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL TO PROGRAMS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL SKILLS. A COLLEGE PROJECT DESIGNED TO MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS IS PRESENTED. A COMBINATION OF BASIC AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH THE…

Developed for the training of the custodian corps in the State of Washington, this step-by-step training manual covers in minute detail the jobs, duties, and responsibilities of a school custodian. The sections covered are: classroom care, floor care, halls, lavatories, general maintenance, and emergency. Each operation is separately described…

Indicates that the basics responsible for successful vocational agricultural programs are (1) supervised occupational experience programs, (2) curriculum design emphasizing problem solving and rational thinking, (3) involvement in Future Farmers of America, and (4) qualified teachers. (JOW)

Describes the Youth Training Scheme that will give all young people under the age of 18 the opportunity to acquire a job-related skill. The program will include assessment, basic skills, occupational training, counseling, and progress review. (JOW)

Describes two educational programs designed to assist disadvantaged adults in personal development and social adjustment. (SB)

Asserts that dramatic and unpredictable changing in manufacturing processes and service industries create demands for workers with higher level competencies in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and computing. Suggests creative techniques for synthesizing basic skills and practical applications in the classroom. (Author/JOW)

Vocational educators can play a significant role in workplace literacy programs by collaborating with business and industry in program development and advocating policy changes that integrate basic skills into vocational education curricula. (SK)

A study examined some of the ways in which vocational education has sought to ensure students a higher degree of preparation in the basic academic subjects at both the secondary and postsecondary levels. Various Ohio programs as well as programs in New York, Virginia, and Michigan were examined. Special attention was paid to Ohio's Program Options…

The guide, developed by the Secondary Transition and Employment Project (STEP) in Idaho, is intended to help students with mild handicaps develop job related social skills. The STEP social skills program requires: (1) identifying those skills which are considered important or socially useful by significant others; (2) clearly defining the…

The article describes and analyzes the physical, attitudinal, and behavioral barriers that deny severely retarded students equal access to vocational education, and discusses as a solution the prevocational training of such students in those skills and behaviors necessary for entrance into a vocational training program. (DLS)

Advocates the pragmatic approach to general education, suggesting that the educationally well-rounded occupational student advances more rapidly and goes higher in his career field. Stresses the importance of "general education courses", which make the student proficient and knowledgeable in his field and "supporting courses" which teach basic…