Given that work-based learning (WBL) can -- and should be -- a key driver of student career readiness in these efforts, it is essential that all states have a robust work-based learning continuum of experiences and exposure that spans K-16. WBL is an essential element of career and technical education (CTE), and ExcelinEd's CTE Playbook series…

The author writes about India's educational system and the development of work experience programs in agriculture during the past decade. (MF)

The manual on work experience programs for special education students focuses on issues of program development and enhancement of existing services. Developed by an Arizona state task force, the manual begins with a rationale to students, employers, and the community. A model conceptualizes the career development process as it relates to…

The article describes a pilot program of the Technical and Vocational Education Initiative in the Enfield borough of London which included a special school for delicate children (ages 5 to 16). Discussed are program components, technical vocational options, program implementation, the base room and extended program, program effects, and program…

This paper presents ideas for creating, replicating, and improving the quality of business-school partnerships. Information is derived from an in-depth case study of the Adopt-A-School program in Memphis, Tennessee, and related data collected from Chicago, New York, Salt Lake City, and Boston. An introduction analyzes negative and positive…

A proposed career education program in the Clark County, Nevada, school district is described, based on the following components: career awareness at the elementary school level; greater awareness and investigative and exploratory experiences at the intermediate level; continued exploratory experiences, curriculum for a purpose, and correlated…

The Hawaii Vocational Assessment Research Project has proposed a three stage analysis procedure that helps school districts to assess the impact of vocational assessment on vocational program content, the decision-making process, and the format in which vocational assessment is presented. (CB)

The lead article in this issue discusses how linkages at any level from local to national government can help put into practice changing concepts of education and development. The 72-item annotated bibliography and the 12 project descriptions provide resources on the topic of linking formal and non-formal education. Examples from the literature on…

Off-campus education is an experiential method of learning that integrates a student's classroom studies with on-the-job experiences obtained at an employing organization. Off-campus education programs are based on a partnership among the school, the parents, the student, and the employing organization, with each of the partners sharing the…

Findings of a review of what the National Institute of Education's (NIE) Education and Work-funded projects have learned about questions career educators usually face are organized into this resource book for educational program planners and implementers. Two general groups of questions are addressed dealing with issues in program development and…

Implementation activities for a one-year period are reported for the East Shore Career Education Center (ESCEC), designed to implement a continuous career education program for grades K-12 in the communities of Branford, North Branford, East Haven, and Guilford (Connecticut). Goals and objectives of the project included the following: to provide a…

Objectives of a career education research and development program were to reduce student absenteeism and dropout rates in seven Baltimore schools (four elementary, two junior high, and one high school) by initiating and developing career awareness at the elementary level; providing occupational information, personal development, and career…

A selection of 26 operational linkage programs are described in the supplemental document, providing career education practitioners with examples of program development and operation in the area of school-work relationships. The programs are grouped under four categories and in terms of their relationship between education and work: (1)…

This guide is designed to serve as a resource document for business educators that can be adapted to reflect the individual needs of schools and communities. It is intended to assist them as they assume a major role in providing information about the program to guidance counselors, school administrators, teachers, parents, representatives from the…

This quarterly publication contains 106 abstracts of educational materials published in Australia, covering social and educational developments, programs, and program materials. In the first two sections of the document, the abstracts are arranged in clusters according to prime subject matter. The topics covered, listed at the front of the…