Three dimensions of practical knowledge are knowledge how, knowledge that, and tacit knowledge. Six means of acquiring practical knowledge are professional/vocational education, practice, internalizing the rules, monitoring and adapting performance, reflecting, and continuing education. (SK)

International examples of professional learning demonstrate the need for (1) recognition of political, economic, and social trends and issues; (2) attention to emerging knowledge and technology; (3) analysis of work settings as learning enterprises; and (4) appreciation of the abundance of providers/opportunities. (SK)

Continuing educators have several options for practice: (1) being clear about the nature of their business; (2) adopting a holistic approach; (3) building better preprofessional programs; (4) moving to where learning occurs; (5) legitimizing practical knowledge; and (6) addressing contextual influences. (SK)

Describes the Bilingual Vocational Education Program for Refugee Youth in Richmond, Virginia. Presents data that support the concept of mainstreaming refugee youth with limited English proficiency into public vocational education programs using the assistance of bilingual aides. (Author)

A Pinellas County (Florida) program serves women who are single, separated, divorced, or widowed and in need of training in vocational as well as basic skills. In addition to training and financial assistance, the program offers a variety of support services such as job placement, child care funding, and transportation support. (JOW)

Provides information to those initiating a vocational transitional program as well as those wanting to improve existing programs. Profiles a northern Illinois special education cooperative that has provided transition assistance for several years. (JOW)

The Vocational Education Resource System (VERS) helps career/vocational educators, counselors, and administrators improve and expand programs for special populations. It offers technical assistance in program administration, instructional strategies, finances, accountability, and grant writing. VERS maintains a regional database of educators,…

Describes the Boulder Valley Teen Parenting Program that offers teenage mothers and fathers the opportunity to continue high school and provides services such as pre- and postnatal health care, transportation, career assessment, job placement counseling, and on-site child care. (JOW)

Describes Valencia Community College's Center for High-Tech Training for the Disabled, which, with the involvement of business, offers a training program in computer programing and design for individuals with severe disabilities. (JOW)

Addresses the need for exemplary program information and provides examples of practices that have worked in outstanding programs. Describes the mechanics of the Technical Assistance for Special Populations Program's exemplary program search and outlines components that researchers identified as characteristic of exemplary programs. (Author/JOW)

Many vocational educators, special populations advocates, and legal experts are convinced that, without some very specific changes, the Perkins Act vocational education regulations threaten to destroy the promise of the act for special population students. Practitioners should monitor the situation to ensure services for this population.…

Addresses children's rights issues and discusses a child's developmental needs, a child's status as property, a child's right to the fulfillment of needs, national advocacy to establish children's rights, a related body of international law, and the Association for Humanistic Education and Development and American Counseling Association leadership…

Explores the status of children's rights and the demographic changes occurring in the United States. Highlights how U.S. culture is becoming increasingly pluralistic and considers how service providers from school, health, social welfare agencies, and the courts can provide effective, ethical services and protect the rights of children. (Author)

Sees children's rights as important arena in struggle for human dignity. Asserts that flagrant violation of rights of the child occurs when he or she is abused by a parent or caretaker. Explains children's rights with regard to physical abuse, outlines various definitions of abuse, and discusses the incidence and consequences of child abuse.…

Contends that counselors and teachers can promote children's rights to nurturance and self-determination by encouraging parents to respect children's desire to live with both parents after divorce. Attempts to increase awareness among teachers and counselors that children as persons, rather than property, have specific rights in relation to…