THIS BOOKLET CONTAINS SUMMARIES OF EIGHT GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS AND ABSTRACTS OF 17 PANEL PRESENTATIONS FROM TWO INSTITUTES HELD AT CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE AT LOS ANGELES ON FEBRUARY 6 AND JUNE 26, 1964. THE INSTITUTES WERE DESIGNED TO ASSIST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WORK-EDUCATION PROGRAMS. TOPICS CONCERNING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, CURRICULUM, JOB PLACEMENT, AND STUDENT EVALUATION ARE DISCUSSED BY THE SPEAKERS. SOME EXISTING WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED. GENERAL SESSION PRESENTATIONS SUMMARIZED ARE--(1) "THE NATIONAL CHALLENGE--MENTAL RETARDATION" BY MORTON A. SEIDENFELD, (2) "THE RETARDED IN THE WORK WORLD" BY JULIUS S. COHEN, (3) "WORK ASSESSMENT OF SECONDARY YOUTH IN THE MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL PROJECT" BY EVELYN DENO, (4) "AN APPROACH THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION IN PREPARING EDUCABLE RETARDED YOUTH FOR WORK" BY CHARLES S. ESKRIDGE, (5) "PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN CALIFORNIA" BY WAYNE CAMPBELL, (6) "ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL WORK EDUCATION PROGRAMS" BY JULIUS S. COHEN, (7) "SECONDARY CURRICULUM AND WORK EDUCATION" BY JEROME ROTHSTEIN, AND (8) "PROBLEMS IN THE PLACEMENT OF RETARDED YOUTH--TERMINAL ASPECTS OF PROGRAM" BY JULIUS S. COHEN. BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS 52 ITEMS. (DE)