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…

A counselor and recruiter for the Madison Area Technical College describes their outreach career awareness project to correct the imbalance of minority, disadvantaged, and handicapped students in postsecondary education. Special recruitment efforts, counseling services, and followup activities will be provided, including various academic and…

THE COUNCIL NEGOTIATED SEVERAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SUBCONTRACTS FOR PLACEMENTS, INITIATED 4 COUPLED ON-THE-JOB TRAINING-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ENLARGE BOTH PROJECTS, AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CONTROVERSY OVER THE TRAINING OF BRICKLAYERS UNDER A MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACT-APPROVED PROGRAM. REPRODUCTIONS OF…

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…

Forty-two teachers and supervisors, selected by the Texas Education Agency, participated in a 2-week workshop designed to provide an intensive study of the disadvantaged and to increase the effectiveness of teachers of culturally disadvantaged youth, primarily in the area of occupational training. Scholars in the fields of sociology and psychology…

This document compiles three papers dealing with the past, present, and future states of vocational education. Lawrence F. Davenport concentrates on the impact of vocational education on urban minorities and the disadvantaged. After identifying potential problems which must be encountered if vocational education programs are to be reformed (the…

The report describes a Gateway Technical Institute (Wisconsin) project to provide more effective counseling and career information to disadvantaged students in the institute's vocational, technical, and adult education district. Interviews with graduates of 46 different programs were taped as a technique for providing occupational information for…

The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges's Nurse Shortage Project was designed to alleviate the nurse shortage by helping community colleges improve recruitment, retention, and graduation in nursing programs through direct mini-grants, with a special emphasis on Tech Prep/Associate Degree initiatives between secondary schools and…

In the late fall of 1988, a study was undertaken of retention efforts focusing on minority students enrolled in occupational education programs in New York two-year colleges. Specifically, the study sought to determine the extent to which the state's colleges had programs or services to facilitate the persistence and retention of minority students…

Included in the report of Project MODEL's final year of operation as a Federally-funded educational project is a brief description of the project and an examination of its various operational activities. The project was originally designed to test the effectiveness of a specialized form of instruction for specific groups (physically and mentally…