Introduces series by rehabilitation counseling scholars concerning research on employment interventions and the implications of the findings. Concludes that consumers with severe disabilities need more employment services than can be accomplished from a linear case management model. Argues that productive employment outcomes are better achieved…

A systems approach to modify existing vocational curricula to meet the needs of handicapped learners is presented. The roles of both special and vocational educators at each level of the modification process are discussed, together with the process as it is applied to a component of agricultural education. (Author/CL)

The systems approach used at the University of Michigan to prepare vocational/career educators of handicapped and nonhandicapped students is described. Activities conducted in each of three stages of the model--planning, implementation, and evaluation are described. Program planning is seen to include identification of target population, review of…

The section on personnel preparation contains two articles--"Teachers-in-Training Conduct Field Trips for Special Class Students" by S. Squires and "A State-Wide, Inservice Project for Special Needs Personnel" by G. Markel and others. (SB)

This paper reports on an effort to implement systems change in a secondary special education/vocational education program. Initial classroom observations and interviews with teachers identified themes of the existing program, including a perception of constant change, use of a new junior high to senior high transition process, and time pressures…

The Vocational Special Needs Support System is intended to identify students who are at risk of failing vocational and academic courses and prevent them from doing so. The system is designed to (1) identify these students' interests and aptitudes and assist them in selecting a high school program of study to match their career interests; (2)…

This guidebook is the first in a series of eight booklets included in a planning system for improving local secondary and postsecondary program and facility accessibility. The introductory section addresses questions about how to use the materials and when to use the planning system. Other chapters are allocated to each of the five steps in the…

Research reviews in this volume are a consolidation of Research Visibility articles published in the "American Vocational Journal" from September 1969 through May 1970. The reviews are arranged by sub-topic in these major sections: (1) Manpower Research, (2) Exemplary Programs and Residential Schools, (3) Comprehensive Planning, (4)…

This document describes the systematic approach used at Philips High School (PHS) in Birmingham, Alabama, to collect, store, and use various diagnostic tools when assisting special population enrollees with choices influencing their educational/occupational goals. It explains how the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) is used in combination with…

This congressional report contains testimony examining the vocational rehabilitation system and the Vocational Rehabilitation Act and exploring some of the issues, including linkage, faced by the vocational rehabilitation system in Ohio. Statements were provided by a U.S. senator (Mike DeWine, Ohio) and representatives of the following agencies…

This study examined processes and strategies utilized by states to implement transition policies designed to facilitate coordination of the state-level service delivery systems of special education, vocational education, and vocational rehabilitation. The study used a model involving four policy instruments: mandates, inducements, capacity…

This guidebook presents a systems approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating mainstream programs for special needs learners in vocational education. (The guidebook itself models this system.) It is divided into four sections and numerous subsections (components) in this order: (1) Introduction (to mainstreaming, and the approach), (2)…

This guidebook focuses on the first of five steps included in a planning system for improving local secondary and postsecondary program and facilities accessibility: identifying barriers. The first five sections of the booklet are comprised of self-instructional descriptions of five needs-assessment procedures that can be used to identify…

The New York State School-to-Work Opportunities System Plan, which is based on New York's original application for a federal school-to-work implementation grant and contains the 23 federally required elements, outlines the state's plans to develop and implement a statewide school-to-work opportunities system within a 9-year period. The plan…

A project helped handicapped high school students to develop and implement realistic vocational plans and to develop functional skills in various areas associated with independent living. Designed as an evening course open to full time special needs vocational high school students, the program consisted of the following two components: (l) a…