The study examined DSM III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) Axis I and Axis II diagnoses in 350 school children (aged 6-14) referred for psychiatric evaluation. Diagnostic categories were examined for relationships to age, sex, ethnicity, IQ, achievement, and special education placement. Findings suggested certain diagnostic groups appeared to…

The author asserts that deaf students should have an unrestricted opportunity for learning on their own terms, a condition that may not be provided in a public high school. She suggests that the least restrictive environment should be evaluated according to academic, vocational, extracurricular, social, and family aspects. (CL)

The relationship of 11 social and status variables to two placement groups of severely handicapped children (home and community-based residential facility) was analyzed. Six variables (child's age, parental feelings about the suggestion to institutionalize, religiosity, mother's age, child's age at first words, and child's age at school entry)…

A survey of former Advanced Placement students from the high schools of Mesa, Arizona, showed they felt very positive about their experiences and found them helpful to their college work, though many felt insufficiently prepared for the Advanced Placement tests and believed improvements were needed in the program. (PGD)

Teachers-in-training (N=160) were asked to make decisions about a student after reading a file containing personal data, referral information, and test results. Results indicated that Ss were significantly influenced by specific student characteristics in decisions concerning all dependent variables except likelihood of needing special education…

Looks at the way Pennsylvania Job Search was brought to the Boyce Campus of Community College of Allegheny County. Discusses student and community participants in the job placement program, its unique services, benefits to the campus, and use of the model by other schools. (AYC)

The mother of a brain-damaged retarded young woman describes how the daughter's eventual placement in a residential program proved to be the best solution for her family. (CL)

The article explores how courts are weighing the mainstreaming preference of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in deciding appropriate placements for deaf students. Suggestions are made on how residential and day schools can provide a mainstreaming component meeting the concerns of judges and hearing officers. (Author/CL)

This Brief summarizes the final report from the "Accelerating Student Success through Credit-Based Transition Programs" study. That study, which was initiated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE), examined the ways that CBTPs may help middle- and low-achieving students enter and succeed in…

This report summarizes Jobs for the Future's (JFF's) findings and recommendations to enhance dual enrollment in Rhode Island, reshaping the programs from a collection of locally autonomous high school enrichment activities to a comprehensive statewide system that provides college transition opportunities to a wide range of students. Rhode Island…

A discussion of a project funded by the Esso Education Foundation and conducted at the University of Virginia which integrated group counseling and the use of subprofessional student counselors into the placement operation. Students who participated in the special counseling program achieved the same degree of ultimate placement success as other…

Emphasizes services tailored to individual needs. (BH)

A consideration of the merits of offering an elementary college level accounting course in high schools. (BC)