A study examined the relationship between high-performance workplace practices and the performance of plants in the following manufacturing industries: steel, apparel, and medical electronic instruments and imaging. The multilevel research methodology combined the following data collection activities: (1) site visits; (2) collection of plant…

The value of the output and services produced by students while enrolled in the Job Corps was estimated by analyzing data from a sample of 2 projects from each of 23 Job Corps centers. The projects were subjected to in-depth analysis based on independent-estimate and relative-productivity approaches. The following were among the key findings: (1)…

This manual contains a series of 10 detailed guides for school practitioners who are beginning to create work-based learning programs at their schools. Work-Based Learning Overview defines the different elements of work-based learning and describes the roles of program participants. Program Planning Guide offers suggestions about how to plan…

Changes in the nature of work have resulted in a significant loss of employment opportunities for Australian youths. Since the 1980s, the Australian government's perspective on the problem of youth unemployment has moved from emphasis on job availability to emphasis on individual job readiness. A 1999 Tasmanian study of early school leavers and…

Teacher perspectives on the adult education profession were examined in a national survey designed to improve understanding of the current cadre of "professional" adult educators and assess their experiences, needs, and preferences for professional development. A 31-item questionnaire, called the Professional Development Kit Needs…

SUCCEED (Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education) is an eight-campus coalition of engineering schools formed in 1992 under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. In 1997, a faculty survey of instructional practices and attitudes regarding the climate for teaching on the Coalition campuses was designed…

The 4th and 7th grade Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) scores for the past several years have indicated that the percentage of students meeting the new higher standards is not satisfactory, although improvement is being shown every year. There are indications, however, that while some elementary and middle/junior high schools are…

This report contains the results of a pilot survey of employer satisfaction with Connecticut's public college graduates from the class of 2003 conducted by the Department of Higher Education (DHE) in the spring of 2005. The project was part of a four-state project entitled, "Defining Best Practices for Responsible Accountability Models in…

This bulletin lists noteworthy books and pamphlets of the current month. The publications are organized into the following topics: (1) Introductory notes; (2) Publications of associations; (3) Educational history; (4) Current educational conditions; (5) Pedagogics and didactics; (6) Educational psychology: Child study; (7) Special methods of…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education in January 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Pedagogics and didactics; (5)…

The administrators and faculties of higher educational institutions are frequently so engaged in the problems of individual institutions that they do not find time nor occasion to take stock at periodic intervals of the activities and general progress of the universities and colleges of the United States. The author was tasked to prepare this…

The bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education in May 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Pedagogics and…

This bulletin provides a cumulative index to materials received by the library of the Bureau of Education, and announced in the bulletins published by the Bureau during the twelve-month period, February 1915-January 1916. It includes references to authoring persons or organizations, names of persons about whom articles or books are written, and…

The Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States was organized in 1895. Each year a formal report is required of all secondary schools seeking accreditment. At the Charleston, South Carolina, meeting, December, 1925, the association authorized the commission on secondary schools to prepare a detailed statistical report of…

This bulletin contains a monthly record of current educational publications. Following the introductory notes, the publications listed are organized into the following categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Pedagogics and didactics; (5) Educational psychology,…