One of five booklets designed to help vocational education teachers and administrators relate more effectively to handicapped students in their classrooms, this booklet discusses the role of medical, social, educational, and psychological tests in estimating a handicapped student's potential and in designing an appropriate vocational program.…

The handbook was designed for the use of administrators and teachers in regular classrooms as well as teachers in special education classrooms, and to acquaint the general public with programs for exceptional students in a California high school district which offers a variety of specialized classes, including a work experience program. Specific…

Designed to serve as a guide for job placement personnel, this handbook is written from the point of view of a school or job preparation facility, based on methodology applicable to the placement function in any setting. Factors identified as critical to a successful placement operation are utilization of a systems approach, establishment of…

This handbook is designed for college faculty concerned with developing effective off-campus experiential learning programs, and with assessing the outcomes of these programs. The theoretical background of experiential learning is discussed, and the practical and implementation issues are emphasized: definition of educational objectives,…

Methods in planning and implementing effective courses in health careers cooperative education are presented in this manual designed to serve as a guide for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The guide is the result of a project conducted to explore the feasibility of cooperative education as a means of serving the needs of high school…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, concerned with the orthopedically handicapped student and with the health impaired student, is designed to (1) explain what orthopedically…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or who will be serving the handicapped in regular vocational education settings, this module, dealing primarily with the educable mentally retarded (EMR), is designed to (1) explain what mental retardation is and to explore the range of…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in the instruction of handicapped students in regular (mainstream) classes, this module is intended as a practical tool useful for instructing one or more handicapped students, along with nonhandicapped students,…

One of a series of seven modules developed to improve the knowledge and skills of vocational educators who are or will become involved in teaching handicapped students in regular education settings, this module, concerned with communication impaired students (those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those who have speech impairments), is designed…

Materials contained in this manual and curriculum guide provide educational coordinators with theoretical and operational information on how to carry out the integrated curriculum designed to facilitate improved instructional and career programming for students in residential settings. Chapter 1, Career Education for Chronically Disruptive Youth,…