Denmark has persistent challenges with an unacceptably large 'residual group' of young people with no upper secondary education. Vocational education and training programs continue to suffer low enrollment and high dropout rates. Far too many ethnic minority boys drop out of school and educational system in Denmark. At the same time, there is a…

This survey of occupational education delivery services in Manhattan represents an initial step in the development of a borough-wide plan. The study provides a basis for assessing the potential training resources within the present school structure, as well as a detailed outline of the present scope of services. Elements which have been included…

This report examines occupational education in a New York City Borough with the purpose of providing an informational base for effective planning in this area. The study reviews population trends in Brooklyn in general and in its high school population in particular. The types of occupational education available in the high schools of the Borough…

This survey of the occupational education delivery services in Queens, New York, represents an initial step in the development of a borough-wide plan. The report provides a basis for assessing the potential training resources within the present school structure, as well as a detailed outline of the present scope of services. Elements which have…

This report examines occupational education in a New York City Borough with the purpose of providing an informational base for effective planning in this area. The study reviews population trends in the Bronx in general and in its high school population in particular. The types of occupational education available in the high schools of the Borough…

This report analyzes occupational education in a New York City Borough with the purpose of providing an informational base for effective planning in this area. After reviewing population trends in the Borough of Richmond in general, and high school population in particular, the study describes the variety of occupational education programs…

Describes a teacher recruitment program designed to develop teaching interest in minority high school students through mentoring relationships. (TB)

The Texas Scholars Program, a joint business/education venture, is a low-cost program that motivates the "forgotten majority" (lower ranked students) to complete a rigorous academic curriculum preparing them for the labor market or postsecondary education. Since 1989, Eastman Chemical Company business leaders have been…

Reports on a behavior modification study conducted at Stanford University in California nearly 10 years ago. Details the project and provides follow-up data eight years later. (EJT)

A New York City project to help high school students from minority groups prepare for mathematics-based careers is described. Bridge Projects, field trips and seminars, a summer institute, and other interventions are discussed. (MNS)

Presents an intensive teaching approach to assist students in negotiating with post-secondary organizations and institutions. Links elements of job-search programs and group counseling. (BH)

Describes a summer institute for science teachers and their students in which the main goal was to increase enrollment in engineering and to encourage women and minority groups to increase their representation in the engineering workforce. Includes a description of typical chemical engineering jobs and general instruction in material balances,…

In the intensive Summerbridge program at San Francisco University High School, high potential middle school and high school students from minority groups work together to prepare for academic high schools. The teachers are high school and college students who serve as role models and learn to love teaching. (MSE)

Provided are 10 papers on the handicapped student's transition from secondary education to employment. Entries are included with the following titles and authors: "Transition from School to Work" (on the conditions of such transition for young people in Australia) by E. Guthrie; "Functional Literacy and Numeracy of Australian 14 Year Olds" (a…

Describes the Minority Research Apprentice Program which has placed 200 minority science students in summer apprenticeships in the biomedical research laboratories of some of America's top scientists. (LRA)