A compilation of three papers commissioned by the National Institute of Education, this study discusses the use of community education and work councils (CEWCs) as ways to improve school-to-work and work-to-school transitions for youth and adults. The first paper (1) elaborates the idea of councils comprised of business, industry, education, labor…

This report is presented in compliance with Chapter 73-235, Laws of Florida, and the Guidelines for Placement Services and Follow-up Studies, State Department of Education, which requires school districts to provide placement and follow-up services to all students who graduate from or leave the school system. The information contained in the…

THREE PARTICULAR PROBLEMS WERE THE CONCERN OF THIS STUDY--(1) THE VALIDITY OF ADMISSIONS DATA USED IN ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, (2) THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT STUDENT TEACHING PLACEMENTS, AND (3) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JUDGMENT RATINGS OF STUDENT TEACHERS MADE BY STUDENT TEACHING SUPERVISORS USING THE REGULARLY EMPLOYED OBSERVATIONAL…

This study investigated the value of the Advanced Placement English course in New York State secondary schools, the college performances of former Advanced Placement and Non-Advanced Placement English participants, the best predictor of accelerants' performances in the first college English course, and which predictors, when combined, stabilized…

The document provides the guidelines issued by the Florida State Commissioner of Education for school districts to use in implementing mandatory job placement services and followup studies. This comprehensive program includes all students, begins when students enter secondary or postsecondary educational programs, and continues until students are…

The Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board provides a practical way for schools and colleges to create and use common definitions of college level courses, which, when completed in secondary school, prepare students for advanced study at college. The examinations are graded according to the following scale: 5 -…

Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…

A framework for presidents and trustees of institutions that are struggling for survival, which is intended to assist in making the decision to merge or close, and a process to use in dissolving the corporation is presented. Legal counsel, informing the publics, and student and faculty placement are discussed. (MLW)

A survey of 58 higher education institutions revealed that 74 percent had a foreign language admissions or graduation requirement, and 75 percent used placement examinations for incoming students. Schools cited problems of students with previous study enrolling in beginning classes, and of a lack of placement options for students with prior…

Reveals significant correlation between older Maltese students and high test scores on their examinations to enter junior high. Older students are those born in the early months of the year. Study found little difference in scores between genders, although girls were more likely to pass the examination than boys. (MJP)

Currently there is an international shift towards inclusive education, a means of education according to which the learner is schooled in the least restrictive environment possible, to overcome his or her challenges to learning and development. Bearing this in mind we considered the experiences of a learner with learning difficulties who transited…

Over the last decade, policy and business leaders have come to know what parents have always known: teachers are the largest school-based factor in student achievement. Yet not all schools have equal access to the most effective teachers. High-needs schools that serve large proportions of economically disadvantaged and minority students are more…

Presented at the College Board Western Regional Office (WRO) Forum in San Diego in February 2009. This presentation explores SAT test validity and how it can be used to inform both advisement and placement at the national or institution level. Institutional validity can be measured using the Admitted Class Evaluation Service (ACES) which schools…

The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between language proficiency and socio-cultural factors among the Iranian MA students registered and entered at Shiraz University in 2008. The second objective was to explore whether or not one or a combination of socio-cultural factors are predictors of language…

The purpose of this study was to explore those factors impacting successful transition of American Indian students with mild to moderate disabilities to postsecondary academic settings and other lifelong learning opportunities. Thirty-five individuals from three Southwestern tribes were interviewed about personal factors during transition, and…