2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 1250, Berkeley, CA 94704, (510) 642-4004, (800) (old phone deleted), fax: (510) 642-2124. Contact Erika Nielsen Andrew, (510) 642-5759, e-mail: erikana@uclink.berkeley.edu. NCRVE is the nation's largest center for research and development in work-related education. Headquartered at the University of California at Berkeley since 1988, NCRVE has played a key role in developing a new concept of vocational education as it works towards fulfilling its mission to strengthen education to prepare all individuals for lasting and rewarding employment, and lifelong learning. Areas of particular emphasis include (1) integrated curriculum (secondary and postsecondary), (2) all aspects of the industry, (3) work-based learning (especially school-based enterprise and co-op), (4) performance measures and standards, and (5) student services. The following are among the variety of materials and services offered by the NCRVE:
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20009, (202)
986-3000.
e-mail: HN1669@handsnet.org. The Center's VOCED Project helps
low-income students and their communities redirect vocational education
programs to better meet their long-term educational, social, and economic
needs. Drawing on this experience, the VOCED Project publishes both policy
papers and practical guidance on how to improve programs. The VOCED Project
also conducts workshops and conferences. Areas of particular emphasis include
(1) integrating vocational and academic education; (2) framing programs around
all aspects of the industry students are preparing to enter; (3) involving
vocational education students directly in community economic development; (4)
meeting the needs of diverse students; and (5) involving students, parents, and
community members in program planning.
Corporate and Creative Services
26 Worcester Street, Box 303, Boston, MA 02118, (617) 247-8804, e-mail: corpcreate@aol.com. Contact M. Abdul-Hakim Dyer, President. With expertise in the finance industry, community economic development, entrepreneurship, and programming for minority youth, Dyer offers curriculum development assistance and staff development workshops on finance issues, business planning, and approaches to implementing AAI reforms.
Hands and Minds Collaborative
Rindge School of Technical Arts, 459 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 349-6717. A school-based center, Hands and Minds is dedicated to helping schools and school districts break down the barriers separating vocational and academic education and the barriers separating school and community. The collaborative conducts on-site professional development activities, holds an annual summer workshop, and publishes curriculum samples. Hands and Minds is a joint project of the Center for Law and Education's VOCED Project (see above) and the Rindge School of Technical Arts in Cambridge, which is one of the case studies included in this book.
Jobs for the Future
Jobs for the Future
1815 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 661-3411
Fax: (617) 661-2799
The Learning Research and Development Center
Martin Nahemow
The Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15250
(412) 624-7925
Fax: (412) 624-9149
e-mail: nahemow@dms.cis.pitt.edu
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Education and Work Program, 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204-3297, (800) 547-6339 or (503) 275-9500. Contact Andrea Baker or Robin Harris. The Education and Work Program assists schools in incorporating AAI into work-based and school-based learning related to preparation for employment. Technical assistance includes workshops on AAI, as well as workshops and written tools on other aspects of program design and implementation.