The Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program was designed to provide on-site vocational experiences for high school youth in order to promote: (1) career development skills and knowledge; (2) self-knowledge--interests, abilities, and values; (3) reading skills; (4) problem solving skills; (5) oral communication; (6) writing skills; (7) interpersonal skills; (8) basic quantitative skills; and (9) maturation skills. The ethnographic approach to educational evaluation was described as being based on participant observation. The Community Experiences for Career Education program at Tigard, Oregon, had three major categories of outcomes: life skills, career development (exploration), and basic (academic) skills. Social relationships between students and staff, and among students were described. Activities at employer sites were described and evaluated. A case study concerning one student was presented in detail, and the transition from youth to adulthood was briefly discussed. (CTM)