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Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1988
The catalog describes jobs performed in business and industry by persons with disabilities. Each job described is performed by a specific disabled individual. Job descriptions are indexed by disability and job title. Each job description specifies the type of job, the disability of the person performing the job, company information (e.g. company…
Descriptors: Business, Disabilities, Employment Potential, Job Search Methods
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Hosp, Michelle K.; Griller-Clark, Heather; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2001
Interviews with 29 incarcerated youth revealed significant differences in their knowledge of their Individualized Education Program transition plans. Those who took career classes had more knowledge about job searching, application, and interviewing. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Correctional Education, Disabilities
Smith, Darrell; And Others – 1979
The work study curriculum guide for secondary special education students was designed for use in a classroom atmosphere simulating a work setting. Performance objectives and suggested activities are listed for 10 units (sample subunits in parentheses): purchasing habits (advertising methods, types of stores and merchandise, sales tax); budgeting…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Disabilities, Health, Homemaking Skills
Faddis, Constance R.; Long, James P. – 1986
The demonstration project described in this report was designed to explore the value of job clubs in preparing two-year college students with disabilities for the transition from school to work. The demonstration sites were Chicago City-Wide College (CCC), Columbus Technical Institute (CTI) (Ohio), and the Community Colleges of Rhode Island (CCRI)…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1988
This annotated bibliography describes materials available for computer-assisted instruction in career education. The materials are suitable for use by regular, disadvantaged, and handicapped students and by students whose facility in English is limited. These materials may be used for developing tests, testing, reviewing, and vocabulary. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Planning
Candelori, Elaine M.; And Others – 1980
Designed for use by instructors and advisors of handicapped students, this guide presents guidelines for judging the performance of special needs students in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competetive events in eight allied health occupations education areas. These areas are dietetics, first aid, hospitality, housekeeping, job…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Competence, Competition, Dietitians
McKinney, Lorella A.; Vreeburg, Margaretha – 1985
This workbook for the handicapped person involved in the transition from education to work, five other companion documents, and an inservice guide comprise a series developed for assisting disabled persons in their transition from school to work. This guidebook is intended for use by the student either independently or with guidance from a support…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Instructional Materials Center. – 1981
This guide is designed for use in teaching general employability skills to disadvantaged and handicapped learners. Although the materials were specifically developed for home economics special needs programs, teachers in other areas also may find the guide useful. Covered in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics:…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making, Disabilities
Whittier, Sally, Ed; Miguel, Richard J., Ed. – 1985
This audioconference report consists of nine sessions, each featuring a panel of experts who discussed a variety of issues related to collaboration in education and employment. The focus is on practitioners and employers and how they can collaborate to improve the quality of schooling and employment opportunities for secondary- and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs
Roessler, Richard T.; Brolin, Donn E. – 1992
This set of instructional units and assessment instruments is intended for use with the Life Centered Career Education Program, a field-tested curriculum for special education and other at-risk students which develops daily living skills, personal-social skills, and occupational skills. The skills are organized into 22 major competencies (97 basic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Education
Rouw, Robert; And Others – 1981
This guide presents a new approach to the teaching of the behaviors relating to job skills and the maintenance of successful employment for handicapped persons, in particular the mentally retarded. The manual is divided into three major learning areas: those of skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Unit 1 on skills contains two subsections that deal…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dismissal (Personnel), Employee Attitudes, Employment
Job Information and Seeking Training Program, Indianapolis, IN. – 1980
This workbook is intended to teach disadvantaged, handicapped, or "hard-core" unemployed persons to find their own jobs. Although the book is designed for a self-study approach, it is important that a trainer/instructor/vocational counselor be available for assistance. The eight chapters cover (1) Employer Expectations (appearance,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Education, Communication Skills
Youthwork, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1980
This volume is one of the products of the "knowledge development" effort implemented under the mandate of the Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act (YEDPA) of 1977. Under YEDPA's discretionary authority there have been a number of efforts to better measure the impact of services that facilitate the transition of youth from…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education
Hall, Bo; And Others – 1984
Special Vocational Services in Salt Lake City has provided food service training, using the facilities of a local high school and the University of Utah, to special needs youth meeting Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) guidelines. The use of industry-based equipment, a formal dining room, and a qualified staff have assured relevant training to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Dishwashing, Education Work Relationship
Wilson, Kathy; Petrone, James V., Comp. – 1980
This publication describes occupational guidance and related material available from federal government agencies. Availability and sources are cited in the introduction or within the description. The guide is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1 covers occupational information, including material that describes the nature of work in occupations;…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance
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