As the 21st century's first decade draws to a close, America's public school students are participating in online academic classes in increasingly large numbers. More than one million K-12 public school students took online courses in the 2007-2008 school year, according to an estimate in a recent Sloan Consortium survey. This represents a 47…

This newsletter focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country, and is presented in an accessible format for everyone from elected officials and policymakers to parents and community leaders. First, this issue discusses the stimulating debate on the reduction of the overall cost of the economic recovery…

In this qualitative study, pairs of preservice teachers were placed with single cooperating teachers in a 100-hour urban field placement. The question guiding this research was would preservice teachers collaborate in ways that contributed to their professional development and if so why, how, and to what end? Results from field notes, multiple…

In the mid 1990s a Black practice teacher programme was established in Manchester and Merseyside with the primary aim to increase the number of Black practice teachers in social work organisations, and in turn provide a supportive and encouraging learning environment for Black student social workers whilst on placement. In the north-west of…

The authors argue for closer collaboration between public schools and the public child welfare system, on behalf of children placed at risk, with respect to whether they will do as well in school as their abilities suggest they might, all else being equal. The need for closer collaboration is tied to two developments affecting schools and the…

We report on the 2008 study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) on teacher retention and attrition in South African public schools, with a focus on North-West Province. Data from the study show that some teachers prefer to leave the teaching profession for promotion posts in non-teaching areas within the education sector, while others…

Each year , thousands graduate high school academically underprepared for college. Many must take remedial or developmental postsecondary coursework, and there is a growing debate about the effectiveness of such programs. This paper examines the effects of remediation using a unique data set of over 28,000 students. To account for selection…

This study, conducted with 50 clerical training students, attempts to define the placement preferences of the students, both for diagnosis for counselor planning and for focus of placement efforts. (Author)

Discusses the role of NASPA regarding job placement for student personnel workers. (HMV)

The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent colleges recognize college-level achievement acquired in nontraditional ways, their purposes for such recognition, the mechanisms they use, and the manner in which they handle course exemption and credit. The results were based on responses to a survey from a representative group of 141…

One small college found that recruiting interviews need not be conducted in person in order to be effective. They use the telephone and agree that it's "the next best thing to being there." (Author)

While the responsibilities of career planning and placement are rapidly increasing, staff size often remains the same. In answer to this problem, two small liberal arts colleges have developed a cooperative program resulting in more time for student and employer services. (Author)

In the early days of vocational agriculture, the supervised occupational experience program (SOEP) included only supervised farming activities and provided experience in the preparation for the occupation of farming. With the vocational legislation of the 1960s, vocational agriculture through the SOEP provided experience in preparing for the…

Limited staff and budget forced a placement office to evaluate the necessity of its various services, with some surprising results. (Author)