The purpose of the project was to develop a formal needs assessment system for occupational education in the North Orange County Community College District and the Rancho Santiago Community College District. A brief summary of the purpose and scope of the project focuses on the need for an effective manpower information system, for…

Written in question and answer form, the booklet provides brief responses to often asked questions by legislators and educators concerning the education of exceptional children. Among the topics covered are state and federal legislation; planning and accountability; finance; administration, classification, and placement; personnel utilization;…

The present study devised a computerized assignment-by-preference algorithm for a ninth-grade exploratory curriculum. The problem addressed was one of maximally mapping all students into 8 of 12 vocational programs in terms of their preferences for studying each of the programs and the assignment restrictions established by the school. To minimize…

This manual for the introductory Federal personnel management course covers: major personnel laws and sources of information; position classification (standards and task analysis); staffing and placement (competitive appointments, temporary appointments/promotions, recruitment, and noncompetitive actions); merit promotion; qualification standards;…

The credit awarded to selected students at the University of West Florida for their nontraditional educational experiences was examined and the significance of the credit to the students in their gaining admission and on their completing degree requirements was determined. Focus of the study was on the credit granted for educational experiences in…

Described is a project involving 37 severely emotionally disturbed, behavior disordered, or autistic children (4-16 years old) which focused on the provision of short term, intensive special educational class placement for children who otherwise would have been extruded from regular school programs into hospital or residential (psychiatric) school…

The collection of papers contains models of career education programs in work experience, guidance, placement, and curriculum. The first paper, Focusing on the School to Work Transition: Problems and Elements to Be Considered in Developing a Work Experience Program (David H. Hampson), introduces a historical/philosophical perspective of work…

Project Advance is a cooperative project between Syracuse University and school districts throughout New York State, supported by the state education department. Field-tested in the 1973-74 academic year in nine schools, the project expanded in 1974-75 to over 40 schools with an enrollment of over 2,000 students. This report provides a background…

Project Advance is a cooperative program between Syracuse University and New York State school districts. Selected courses are offered for both high school and university credit in participating high schools as part of their regular school programs. Two evaluation studies in this publication compare the equivalence of high school seniors and…

The black and brown minorities which constitute about 16 percent of the total U.S. population today are demanding equal opportunities and quality education. The fact that more and more of these students are attending high schools and colleges will accelerate these demands. The demands are not only to reinforce their own ethnic heritage, but also…

This report is organized in ten chapters. Chapter one describes the design of the project. Chapter two, "Description of the sample," discusses the schools, the pupils, and the Form Seven (Schools) definition of immigrants and of immigrants with language difficulties. Chapter three, "Language teaching," discusses the teaching of…

Intended for potential and current job placement coordinators, this guidebook describes Georgia's placement service activities in the following five areas: (1) organization of a placement service, (2) developmental activities, (3) testing, (4) individual and group work activities, and (5) followup evaluation and research. The test's introductory…

As part of the Federally sponsored School Program Advancing Career Education (SPACE) in the schools of Greeneville and Greene County, Tennessee, an inventory of teacher attitudes toward career education was conducted to aid in assessing a 45-percent dropout rate in the country. An 18-statement questionnaire was administered to 81 city teachers in…

The yearbook attempts to show the relationship between the philosophical concepts and the practical demands of program organization and operation in vocational education. Experienced educators present their differing philosophic orientations on a variety of topics. Melvin L. Barlow views the role of vocational education in an industrial society…

Provided by North Carolina's Division for Exceptional Children are guidelines to assist local school systems in their self-evaluations of programs and services for crippled, deaf blind, educable and trainable mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, gifted and talented, hearing impaired, homebound, hospitalized, learning disabled, speech and…