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Lee, Marjorie; Tenpas, Steven – 1987
The Special Education Parents Alliance created an employment project seeking jobs in the business community for special education graduates and other persons with disabilities. The project serves learning disabled, educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentally handicapped, and physically disabled persons in DuPage County and portions of west…
Descriptors: Business, Disabilities, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs
Miller, Geoffrey Clark – 1979
Project Proud Option of Palmer, Massachusetts, had the following objectives: (1) develop and implement a system for assessing the functioning levels of handicapped students in institutional schools as these functional levels relate to already existing job task outlines and performance objectives; (2) develop new job opportunities within the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Difficulty Level, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedMoon, M. Sherril; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
The article describes how a Virginia urban school system implemented an outcome-oriented work transition process with approximately 230 trainable or severely/profoundly handicapped students (ages 16-21). The article describes the system, students, and staff; developing a formal transition process; the individualized transition plan; and the job…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, High Schools, Individualized Programs, Job Placement
PDF pending restorationKosmo, Susan J.; Hartz, John D. – 1977
Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook, one of five in subset C, describes a variety of school-based activities designed to assist students in accomplishing that…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Resources
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1976
Intended for researchers, scholars, and policy makers who are interested in family-oriented education programs for disadvantaged groups, this monograph examines the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Conceptual Schemes, Counseling
Download full textUtah State Univ., Salt Lake City. Intermountain Plains Regional Resource Center. – 1981
The manual is designed to help administrators plan for the full spectrum of appropriate services needed in vocational education programs for handicapped students in secondary schools. Section I focuses on the functions of the program for the student with a list of components and recommended practices relating to assessment for direct service…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Administration, Individualized Education Programs
McDonnell, John; And Others – 1996
This text is intended to provide new and practicing professionals with an introduction to the strategies necessary to support the transition of students with moderate and severe disabilities from school to community life. It offers recommendations for designing and implementing middle school, high school, and post-high school programs, addressing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Curriculum Development
Apolloni, Tony, Ed. – 1990
This handbook was produced by the California Vocational Education Resource System (VERS) to assist administrators in planning, implementing, and monitoring career-vocational education services for students with special needs (disabled, disadvantaged, or limited English proficient) in regular vocational education classrooms. The guide is organized…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities
Bragg, Debra D.; And Others – 1981
A study examined the distribution, use, and effects of 30 research and development products to improve vocational education for handicapped learners. These research and development efforts were studied through a mail survey returned from 321 respondents, telephone interviews with 100 respondents, and case studies of seven sites where these…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Daily Living Skills, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
