Employer Relations

Since the employer is vitally concerned with every kind of work experience program, it is imperative, first, that each employer participating in the program has a clear understanding of the aims and objectives of the program; and, second, that he is persuaded to fulfill all of his obligations in giving educational assistance. The coordinator has a continuing responsibility to work with the employer to secure this understanding and cooperation. Good employer relations connote more than just explaining the program to the employer. The employer must be led to recognize the advantages of the work experiences to the student, to the school, to the employer, and to the community. In some programs, formal working agreements are signed by the student, the coordinator, and the employer.

During the school year, the coordinator should maintain close professional relationships with each employer and on periodic occasions should request evaluation reports for each student worker. This provides an opportunity for the coordinator and employer to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the student-worker and to plan measures to be taken to improve the student's attitudes and work habits. Many employers will have suggestions to make for the improvement of the work experience program. This evidences a real interest in the program and every effort should be made to incorporate these suggestions. In some communities, a student club is organized and an employeremployee banquet is scheduled. This does much to create a favorable relationship between the school and the employers. An opportunity is provided for school administrators and staff members to learn more about the operation of the program. One writer suggested that a letter, signed by the superintendent be sent to each employer at the close of each year, expressing appreciation for the participation of the employer in the program.

Appendix

I. Books, Pamphlets, Articles from Periodicals, and other Publications from Nongovernmental Sources

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. Schools and Manpower. Washington: Association, The National Education Association, 21st Yearbook, 1943. 448 p.

The Expanding Role of Education, Washington: The Association, National Education Association, Chapter VII in the 26th Yearbook, 1948. 484 p.

AMERICAN VOCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Evaluative Criteria for Distributive Education. Washington: The Association, 1954. 32 p.

ANDERSON, STUART A. High School Work Experience Program in Action. American School Board Journal, 123: 18-19, August 1951.

The Case for Work Experience. The American Vocational Journal, 25: 7-8, December 1950.

ANDREWS, MARGARET E. Now They Work. Clearing House, 20: 105-109, October 1945.

A Study of Job Placement Services for Students in Large City School Systems. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Colorado, 1955.

BATEMAN, RICHARD M. Effects of Work Experience on High School Extra-Curricular Activities. Educational Administration and Supervision, 36: 265274, May 1950.

BLACK, LEO. An Analysis of Work Experience and Its Status in Nebraska. Doctoral Dissertation, Lincoln: The University of Nebraska, 1944.

BLUME, F. L. How Can the Schools Develop Placement Service and Work Experience Education for Youth. Bulletin of the NASSP, 37: 33-35, April 1953.

BOESEKE, CEDRIC. A Work Education Program for the Gifted. California Journal of Secondary Education, 29: 483-85, December 1954.

BOLLINGER, Mr8. GLADYS KING. A Diversified Occupations Training Program, Its Organization and Evaluation. Masters Thesis, College Park: The University of Maryland, 1946. 146 p.

BONYTON, PAUL W. Six Ways To Get a Job. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1940. 136 p.

BRENNAN, GRACE. Cooperative Education in New York City. Journal of the National Education Association, 44: 304–305, May 1955.

BRETCH, HOWARD S. Know Your Part-Time Worker. Clearing House, 26: 14-16, September 1951.

BROCKMANN, LOUIS O. Inauguration and Development of Cooperative Work Experience Education in Secondary Schools. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Wisconsin, 1945. 175 p.

BROWN, E. C. Petersburg High School Work Experience Programs. Occupations, 25: 231, January 1947.

BROWN, MARLON A. Oakland's Work-Study Plan. School Executive, 64: 49-51, October 1944.

BRUCHER, Jr., ADAM. More Than Just a Job. NEA Journal, 43: 91-92, February 1954.

CAMMOCK, R. E. The Cooperative Part-Time Program in Industrial Education. Education, 69: 511-514, April 1949.

CAMPION, H. A. Work Experience in Secondary Education. California Journal of Secondary Education, 30: 4-19, January 1955.

CHRISTENSEN, THOMAS E. Getting Job Experience. Chicago: Science Research Associates, 1948. 48 p.

COCKING, WALTER D. Work Experience. School Executive, 64: 23, December 1944.

and others. Work Experience A discussion of Values, Principles, and Programs. New York: Hinds, Hayden, and Eldridge, Inc., 1945. 43 p. CONNANT, JAMES BRYANT. Education and Liberty, The Role of the Schools in a Modern Democracy. Cambridge, Mass. The Harvard University Press, 1953 168 p.

CRANK, DORIS HOWELL. A Study of the Cooperative Office Occupations Program in Selected Secondary Schools in Illinois. Doctoral Dissertation, Northwestern University, 1955.

Davis, Tod O. Cooperative Office Training. Balance Sheet, 34: 10-11, September 1953.

DAVOLIO, RUTH W. Planning a Cooperative Office Work Experience Program in a New High School. Balance Sheet, 35: 390–93, May 1954.

DICK, ARTHUR A. Work Experience Programs. American Vocational Association Journal, 27: 17, March 1952.

DIEGNAN, CHARLES F. School Work Program. Journal of Business Education, 26: 195-196, January 1951.

DILLON, HAROLD J. Work Experience in Secondary Education. New York: National Labor Committee, 1946. 96 p.

DOUGLAS, HARL R. Youth, School, Work and the Community. School and Society, 50: 65-71, July 15, 1939.

The Modern High School Curriculum. School Review, 43: 16-24, January 1954.

DREESE, MITOHELL. How To Get the Job.

Chicago: Science Research Associ

ates (A Life Adjustment Booklet). 1949. 48 p.

DRESDEN, KATHERINE. Current Materials in a Work Experience Program. School Review, 57: 165–67, March 1949.

DUNSMORE, KELLY. Work Experience. Journal of the NASSP, 39: 189–190, April 1955.

EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COMMISSION. Education for All American Youth-A Further Look. Washington: The Commission, National Education Association, 1952. 402 p.

ELICKER, PAUL E. Wartime Work Experience Programs. Bulletin of the NASSP, 30: 15-31, October 1946.

LYSTER, ELVIN S. About Work Experience. Journal of Business Education, 27: 367, May 1952.

FORD, ELVERTON A.
January 1953.

Work Experience-A Must. Balance Sheet, 34: 196-99,

FORKNER, HAMDEN L. Work Experience A Must in Education. Teachers College Record, 48: 453-459, April 1947.

FRAZIER, A. The Case Against Work Experience. Nation's Schools, 38: 20-21, October 1946.

FREEMAN, O. T. What Placement Service and Work Experience Should the Secondary School Provide? Journal of the NASSP, 39: 187-88, April 1955. GILBERT, A. W. Work Experience for Secondary School Pupils. Bulletin of the NASSP, 28: 36-40, May 1954.

GILCHRIST, ROBERT S., and GILLIES, EDITH. Imperative Need Number 1. Bulletin of the NASSP, 31: 7-35, March 1945.

GOLD, MILTON J. Working To Learn: General Education Through Occupational Experiences. Doctoral Dissertation, New York: Teachers College, Columbia University, 1951. 192 p.

GRAHAM, JESSIE and OWEN, CLAUDE. Report of UBEA Research Foundation Study on Work Experience in Business Education. National Business Education Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 3, Spring 1953. pages 56–71.

GRIFFIN, ALLEN F. What Do You Mean, Work Experiences? Columbus, Ohio: School and College Service, 1941. 32 p.

HAINES, PETER G.

April 1951.

Cooperative Work Experience. Midland Schools, 65: 24-26,

HANKINS, E. K. Work Experience Within Our Schools. Educational Record, 32: 217-30, April 1951.

HARLOW, GEORGE. Effects of Work Experience Programs. Clearing House, 25: 494-497, April 1951.

HASKELL, MARY E. and HEWITT, DOROTHY. Physical Therapy Education. Higher Education, 10: 3-6, September 1953.

HATCH, H. THURSTON. The Administration and Evaluation of the Work Experience Programs in Oakland, California. Doctoral Dissertation, The University of California, 1949.

HAVINGHURST, R. J. and COREY, S. M. Work Experience for High School Youth. School Review, 50: 328–29, May 1942.

HEARN, H. T. The Baltimore Work-Study Plan in Business Education. Balance Sheet, 32: 148-149, December 1950.

HICKS, CHARLES B. School Service-Everybody's Work Except Our Own. Business Education World, 34: 27-28, June 1954.

HORACE, REGIS A. Work Experience or Just Plain Work? UBEA Forum, 5: 19– 20, February 1951.

HUTTON, HENRY G. and others. Cooperative Work Experience, New York City. American Business Education, 6: 25-33, October 1949.

HYDE, E. DUCAN. The Work-Study Program in Baltimore. American Business Education, 6: 77-84, December 1949.

IVINS, WILSON H. Objectives and Principles of High School Work Experience. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Colorado, 1947.

Do We Really Understand Each Other in Work Experience? School and Society, 67: 11-13, January 1948.

and WEY, HERBERT. Capitalizing on the Education Values of Informal Work Experience. School Review, 57: 485–89, November 1949.

and RUNGE, WILLIAM B. The Ronald Press Co., 1951.

Work Experience in High School. New York: 507 p.

How much Work Experience in our Program for Youth? Bulletin of the NASSP, 36: 176-183, March 1952.

Contributions of Work Experience to General Education. The High School Journal, 37: 214-20, April 1954.

JACOBSON, PAUL B. and SAMPSON, B. A. Controversial Issues Involved in Work Experience Programs. Bulletin of the NASSP, 34: 215-18, January 1950. JANSEN, M. L. Small Community Plans for Work Experience. Nation's School, 51: 77-78, May 1953.

JAQUES, WILLIAM T. Work Experience Programs Completely Financed by Local Funds. Nation's Schools, 46: 33-34, August 1950.

JOHNSON, ELIZABETH S. From School To Work With Help. Vocational Guidance Quarterly, Spring 1955.

Teen-Agers at Work. The Child, 13: 55-58, October 1948.

and LEGG, CAROLINA. Louisville Youth and Their Jobs. Social Service Review, 22: 39-50, March 1949.

JONES, GALEN. What's Next in Secondary Education? California Journal of Secondary Education, 28: 331-35, October 1953.

KEARNEY, R. E. Work Experience Practices in San Diego. California Journal of Secondary Education, 18: 484-86, December, 1943.

KINDRED, L. W. School Work Program in Philadelphia. American School Board Journal, 109: 33-34, September 1944.

KIPLINGER MAGAZINE What a Good High School Should Do. February 1955, pages 29-31.

KRISCH, ELINE. In-School Work Experience. UBEA Business Education Forum, 6: 12-13, February 1952.

LAWRENCE, NELDA R. Making and Using a Community Survey. The National Business Education Quarterly, 12: 31-38, Summer 1954.

LAYTON, WARREN K. Special Services for the Drop-Out and the Potential DropOut. The American Child, February 1951.

LONG, WILLIAM C. Let's Put Our Idle Teen-Agers to Work! The American Magazine, 160: 17, 84-88, October 1955.