The Cooperative Program in Teacher Education at New Mexico State University, now in its tenth year, is a work-study degree plan which students complete in the normal four years by attending summer sessions as well as regular semesters. Graduates enter the teaching profession with exposure to several levels of public school education. From first…

The objective of this paper is to show how the resources of the community can be incorporated into a foreign language program. The term "community," as used here, refers to the educational component of a district, local political organizations, religious groups, cultural organizations, professional organizations, civic organizations, community and…

The Student Financial Aid Act of 1975 amends Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and for other purposes. Parts of the bill cover: (1) grants to students in attendance at institutions of higher education; (2) federal, state, and private programs of low-interest insured loans to students in institutions of higher education; (3)…

Attempted was an evaluation of work study programs for mentally retarded (MR) students through a followup of work study graduates, a survey of state departments of education, and a review of the literature. Inadequate return of a graduate rating scale, difficulty in obtaining student records, and few and inadequate answers to the state survey…

A wide variety of experiential programs that may be used to expand educational experiences is presented. These include service learning internships, cooperative education, volunteer programs, field-based, independent study, practice, work study, and University Year for Action. The participants in these proceedings outline the instructional…

In an investigation of the impact of prevocational training on employment status, two groups (N=49 and 59) of educable retarded former pupils in Oregon work experience programs were interviewed. Results indicated that the Ss' unemployment rates (20 percent and 46 percent were comparable to an adjusted rate for 16- to 21-year-old members of the…

Cooperative education depends on employers and educators working together to form a superior total educational curriculum for the student. It is believed that mid-management training, a first-level supervisory position, can be given to the community college. It is also believed that learning takes place because of what the student can be led to…

The purpose of the work-study program is to provide part-time employment for students who need the earnings from such employment to commence, continue, or return to an approved vocational education program on a full-time basis. Suggestions for developing work-study programs for vocational education students under the federal legislation are…

Chico State College views and is approaching the problem of improving equal access to higher education as if it were a three-legged stool, each leg being required to be fully functional if the stool is to be serviceable. The first leg necessary is a strong Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) that recruits students, the majority of whom do not…

This paper stresses the stake of business and industry as full partners with the schools in the total educational process. Especially needed are programs relevant to on the job training and paid work experience, to replace the outmoded vocational education system which has failed to prepare youth for employment. (NH)

Types of work study programs on the secondary level are described, as are federal, state, and local forms, records, and requirements. Over four-fifths of the document consists of appended forms and their explanations. (JD)

To determine whether students who indicated success on the job evaluated the overall Cooperative Education Program at Los Angeles Valley College differently from those students who did not indicate job success, data were collected from 249 students who had completed the program (41 percent female and 59 percent male). Questionnaires were answered…

In December 1973 the Higher Education Panel conducted a survey of its 646 member institutions regarding their experiences in the fall of 1973 with the Office of Education student assistance programs. The data from responding institutions (515) were weighted statistically to develop population estimates of the number and type of students nationwide…

This study is comprised of three parts. The first part consists of a summary and analysis of arguments pro and contra year-round operation of the university. The second part makes a comparative analysis of the actual experience of year-round operation in three Canadian universities and five U.S. universities. The third part is a study proposal…

The Career Opportunity Program (COP) selected trainees from a group of low-income, Model neighborhood people generally conceded to be high-risk college material in order to provide an example of the "multiple entry routes" to the teaching profession. The program provided models for the following areas: a) the consortium approach to…