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Download full textHayward, Becky J.; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted to explore the question of what works in secondary vocational education--whether exemplary vocational programs can be identified, whether their key features can be described, and whether there are lessons to be learned that can assist others in devising strategies to improve secondary vocational education. Methodology…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Attitudes, Models
Lund, J. Preston – American Vocational Journal, 1977
Describes the Fluid Power Technology Program at the Hennepin Technical Center in suburban Minneapolis (Minnesota), where students designed a prototype car which they believe will get 75 miles per gallon and cruise at 70 miles per hour. (HD)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, Energy Conservation, Fluid Mechanics
Owen, Melissa; And Others – Small Town, 1996
An intergenerational project trained older adult volunteers from a small South Carolina community to teach vocational skills to students at a residential school for at-risk youth. Volunteers helped students with production and marketing of goods and services for six school-based companies. Benefits include enhanced sense of community for…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Entrepreneurship
Benedict, Paul L. – 1976
The Eastern Connecticut State College Exemplary Project provided a program of professional study in career/vocational education for future teachers to infuse career education in their ongoing classroom experiences. The emphasis of the specific objectives was primarily on potential teacher outcomes such as awareness, understanding, and the ability…
Descriptors: Career Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Philadelphia School District, PA. Div. of Career Education. – 1976
The planning and implementation of the Comprehensive Career Education Model for grades K-14 (a 3-year project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is described. (The project's five major objectives were (1) to increase self-awareness of pupils by providing insight into their skills, potentials, and abilities which relate to the world of work, (2) to…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
Myers, Douglas D.; And Others – 1975
This document presents one in a series of twenty-three case studies derived from in-depth interviews using a sampling of former participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. Each case study…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Community Involvement, Counseling Services
Myers, Douglas D.; And Others – 1975
This document presents one in a series of twenty-three case studies derived from in-depth interviews using a sampling of former participants in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. Each case study…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Community Involvement, Counseling Services
