The report contains 11 presentations from a 1977 conference on the vocational preparation stage of career education for handicapped children. K. Hoyt, M. Appel, and L. Phelps review implications of career education for special education, vocational education, and teacher education. L. Phelps presents an overview of federal commitments to…

The report discusses accomplishments of a project to develop and implement a field based instructional model for training university faculty in career education for handicapped students and to encourage career education training in existing university programs. It is explained that the project served three subgroups: 55 university faculty members,…

The article focuses on the mainstreaming trends resulting from Public Law 94-142 and other legislation requiring that regular school systems accommodate their programs to handicapped students. Topics of concern in restructuring schools and programs include individual assessment and placement, consultation, social skills, and programmatic…

The author describes four exemplary inservice programs dealing with career education for the handicapped, and reviews current issues in the field. Among programs cited are Project T.H.O.R. (Training Habilitators of the Retarded), a statewide inservice program for teachers and administrators working with the trainable mentally retarded; and the…

The paper considers some reasons for teacher disenchantment with the rhetoric of career and handicapped education in the mainstream and presents some teacher concerns about the purpose of education. Teachers are central to the success of any new school program, and the mainstream runs through the classroom every day. (MF)

Although interest in and literature about career education for the handicapped has been growing very rapidly in the last few years, many professionals have been hard pressed to keep pace with the knowledge explosion in the field. This book is intended to aid teachers in acquiring up-to-date knowledge of career education for the handicapped and…

Low employment and underemployment rates for students with disabilities have drawn national attention resulting in federal legislation. The research literature indicates a strong relationship between job success and interpersonal factors, especially for employees with disabilities. This study investigated social skills and problem behaviors of…

This Compendium is a manual of information related to the vocational education of handicapped and disadvantaged students. Section 1, Article Series, reprints fourteen articles published in professional journals. Topics include vocational education's role in career education for handicapped students, personnel development, cooperation of special…