The Cooperative Vocational Program serves 300 mentally retarded, learning disabled, and behaviorally disordered adolescents in rural Nebraska in an attempt to increase employment for the students. The project is also designed to train secondary special education resource teachers in vocational preparation. Vocational services and activities…

The handbook provides rural school administrators and teachers with information concerning a vocational service delivery model for mentally retarded, learning disabled, and behaviorally impaired youth in Nebraska. The handbook describes the program's background, goals, implementation, and development. It also describes the central role of…