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Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, AR. – 1990
An orientation, testing, and counseling program to improve the dropout rate of at-risk postsecondary vocational students in Arkansas was developed and field tested at Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, Arkansas. Project activities included: (1) improving prevocational exploration and assessment through the development of a…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Guidance Centers
Davis, Scott R. – 1987
This booklet is designed to assist teachers, administrators, and policymakers in the implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. Section I contains the sections of the Act that deal specifically with the handicapped and disadvantaged: Title II, Part A, Section 201--Uses of Funds, Section 203--State Allocation, and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
Grisafe, John P. – 1983
This handbook provides an introduction to the use of vocational assessment instruments and an overview of 69 vocational assessment instruments. Vocational assessment guidelines offer suggestions for planning and implementing a vocational assessment program that emphasizes objective data. Topics covered include defining the goals and population,…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Aptitude Tests, Career Education, Guidelines
Botterbusch, Karl F.; Smith, Christopher A. – 1988
This monograph outlines a model procedure for developing and running a community vocational transition center that would assist workers in making various planned and unplanned vocational transitions throughout their lives by offering a comprehensive array of vocational assessment and transition services. The first chapter addresses the question of…
Descriptors: Community Centers, Feasibility Studies, Job Placement, Models
Adelman, Clifford – 2000
This report describes the new system of credentialing from corporate vendors and industry/professional associations that has arisen in the information technology and telecommunications industries over the past decade. It compares this system to traditional higher education, identifying both similarities and dissimilarities, and points to some…
Descriptors: Certification, Competency Based Education, Computer Software, Continuing Education
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1991
This model is an updated version of the California Agency-Based Vocational Assessment Model Draft developed in 1986. The first section of the manual summarizes the background of career assessment, defines the process, and provides a rationale for it. The second section analyzes critical issues in assessment. The assessment model and its stages…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Education Work Relationship
Institute for Educational Leadership (NJ1), 2003
This Manual should serve as a primary resource for site operators. It is organized so that all sites, no matter where they are in their development, will be able to find the information and resources they need to grow their initiative. In addition to offering suggestions on how to organize and conduct activities, this Manual provides research and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disabilities, Technology Education, Vocational Education
Purcell, Nancy Mari – 1993
This practicum developed a comprehensive Individual Transition Plan (ITP) model for five high school students with learning disabilities, in which social skills, advocacy, communication skills, career evaluation, and postsecondary concerns were explored through the collaborative efforts of school personnel, community members, outside agencies, the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Career Exploration, College Day
Inaba, Lawrence A., Ed. – 1996
These 18 papers were presented at a conference designed to share the diversity of ways that the Career Orientation and Planning Profile (COPP) is being used to conduct effective career guidance programs by selected career guidance educators throughout the United States. The publication begins with a brief tribute to Dr. Shigekazu Fukuyama…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Bromley, Ann; Moore, Marnie – 1987
Focus on Careers, a program for single parents or homemakers, completed its second year of operation at Santa Fe (Florida) Community College on June 30, 1987. The program served 175 adult men and women from Alachua and Bradford counties who wanted to develop a career, re-enter the work force, or change careers. Services offered to single parents…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Education
Bowe, Frank; Rochlin, Jay – 1983
This handbook describes services that rehabilitation has to offer business, outlines how practitioners may approach business with these services, and provides resource information and material that the practitioner may find helpful in this work. Covered in the individual chapters are the following topics: the basic services that rehabilitation can…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Business, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs
Lopez-Valadez, Jeanne; DeHesus, Patricia – 1982
This guide is directed at vocational programs, especially in Illinois, that are initiating special services for persons with limited English proficiency (LEP). It addresses the following topics: student identification, recruitment and assessment, program planning and funding, services adaptation and coordination, and bilingual vocational training…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Educational Planning, Educational Resources
Connell, Janie B.; Ashley, William L. – 1984
This compilation, one in a series of three publications for vocational program developers and others to use in planning and developing a community-based response to worker dislocation, describes various assessment resources, references, and technical assistance materials. Included in the volume are citations describing the following materials:…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Aptitude Tests