Para-professional assistance enables the agriculture teacher to give more individual attention to students, and for added emphasis on individual learning. (Author)

Article says that not enough stress is placed in the teaching of science in the secondary schools, and presents a number of curriculum options. (ML)

The British name for cooperative education is "sandwich courses," indicating the interpolation of academic studies and paid work experience periods. Discusses development of and current cooperative programs/experiences, Salford integrated sandwich courses, integrated chemistry courses, organization/assessment of industrial training…

The focus of this paper was to determine the extent of the agreement among students, coordinators, and job supervisors on the importance and the perceived extent of the attainment of work experience education goals. (SSH)

Variability in programs and organization in the secondary schools affects the school experiences of students. Some of the major constraints facing educators in their attempts to develop a new secondary school program are described, and a program model for meeting student needs when they join the labor force is included. (JN)

Co-operative education is a new concept in Canadian secondary education. It lends itself to credit courses in career development. High school students usually take programs with work components to broaden their experience. Innovative courses are emerging with many in social and environmental studies. Some are described and problems are discussed.…

Describes Daytona Beach Junior College's (DBJC's) service learning concept whereby students earn academic credits through work experience. Examines the advantages of the Daytona Plan for students, employers, and the college. Discusses the administrative organization of Daytona's co-op career center and its integration with the rest of DBJC. (CAM)

A social welfare agency owned and operated by the Graduate School of Social Work serves as an innovative field experience setting, offering an alternative to traditional agency-based field practice. The model is examined relative to one view of the stages of development of the social work profession. (Author/MSE)

Presents strategies for planning a successful cooperative education experience. The potential of a cooperative education program can be realized only if the expectations and responsibilities of the industry, the university and the students are recognized and realistically balanced. (Author/WB)

The Vocational Exploration Program was an 8 week summer employment and education program which gave 14 deaf students an opportunity to study the attitudes of employers and students in work situations and some ideas on how to better prepare for jobs in the labor market. (Author/SBH)

Periodic assessment of cooperative education programs is shown to provide a sound information basis for future program directions. A comorehensive evaluation model is described that focuses on what is done, how it is done, and why it is important. Specific goals are outlined. (Author/LBH)

A model was developed for the preparation of the occupational home economics teacher, which includes the options of prior work experience for credit (or no credit) and required supervised work experience as part of preservice or inservice teacher education. (TA)

The author comments on the vocational teacher's need for periodic return to the market place, noting that the updating experience should be based on three variables: The rate of change in the occupational field, the state of the teacher's up-to-dateness, and the objectives he/she wants to achieve for his/her students. (HD)

The history of Americans' concern with how youth are prepared to enter the working force is recounted briefly, with emphasis upon contemporary vocational education legislation. One major recent development is cited: Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE), which USOE has chosen to demonstrate nationally via the Vocational Education Act, Part D.…