Cooperative Education: Answers to Questions on Vocational and Technical Education.

This pamphlet was designed to provide vocational educators, administrators, and other individuals interested in developing and/or implementing cooperative vocational programs with information on the subject. Answered are these questions: (1) What evidence is there that cooperative vocational education is necessary or that it is better than other methods of instruction, (2) How does cooperative vocational education differ from other work-experience programs, (3) What are the characteristics of a good cooperative vocational education program, (4) What is related instruction in a cooperative vocational education program, (5) Where can instructional materials for cooperative vocational education be obtained, (6) What qualifications must a successful teacher-coordinator possess, (7) What are the characteristics of a suitable job training station, and (8) What are some problems that can be anticipated in developing and operating a cooperative vocational education program. Publications containing more extensive information on the subject are cited. (SN)