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Download full textCOOK, FRED S.; LANHAM, FRANK W. – 1966
THE NUMBER AND TYPES OF ENTRY JOBS AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOL LEAVERS AND THE SKILLS DEMANDED BY THE EMPLOYER AS A PREREQUISITE FOR HIRING WERE STUDIED. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM EMPLOYERS AND SCHOOL LEAVERS. ALL DATA WERE COLLECTED THROUGH THE USE OF PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEWERS. THESE DATA WILL PROVIDE SCHOOL PERSONNEL WITH THE BASIS FOR MAKING…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Dropouts, Employment Opportunities, Employment Qualifications
Thurlow, Martha L.; Ysseldyke, James E. – 1980
Four groups of educational decision makers rated the influence of nine pieces of information on the decsions they made about the educational placement of a handicapped elementary class child. Information regarding the sex, socioeconomic status (SES), and physical attractiveness of the student had an insignificant effect on decisions. Information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. Research and Demonstration Inst. – 1980
The role of local Associations for Retarded Citizens and other local groups in helping mentally retarded people become employed is discussed. General information is given on how volunteers can help prepare the retarded person for work, assist in job development and placement, and create job opportunities for mentally retarded persons. The…
Descriptors: Employment, Employment Opportunities, Job Placement, Job Search Methods
Garland, Corinne W. – 1978
The guide lists behaviors and skills needed by persons who work as teachers with very young handicapped children and their families. It is explained that ratings may be completed by self, peer, or supervisor. Skills are listed in 11 areas: referral, intake, and screening; determining child placement; interdisciplinary assessment; interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Consultants, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Higgins, Scottie; Ross, John W. – 1979
Policy issues related to the concept of least restrictive environment (LRE) as required in P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act are reviewed and alternatives considered. Relevant legislation and litigation are reviewed in Chapter I, while the evolution of educational practice is illuminated in Chapter II in such special…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Simmons, Kenneth L.; And Others – 1976
One of 33 self-paced instructional modules for training industry services leaders, this module contains three sequential learning activities on developing a plan for placing graduates of a pre-employment training program. (Industry services are manpower services provided by public agencies to new or expanding private industries.) The first…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Industrial Education, Industry
Parks, P. Donald – 1977
Described is the development of procedures for standardizing, on a district-wide basis, the administration of special education programs. It is explained that the project required three phases: first, development of a manual which set forth those administrative procedures which schools would follow; second, implementation of the procedures…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Hastings, Jim; Scott, William D. – 1976
The report discusses Project Hope, a program to prepare deaf high school students to enter into employment after graduation. The program, which can be adapted for use with many other types of severely handicapped high school students, offers some low-cost solutions to problems such as limited rehabilitation facility resources, legal restrictions,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Deafness, Educational Resources, High Schools
"Today" Education Services, Delaware, OH. – 1976
In this paper, a differentiation is made between student follow-up and student follow-through. Employer evaluation of in-school students on jobs is discussed, as well as issues concerning credits for work experience. Preceding this discussion is a list of objectives designed to guide local school officials in establishing and operating a job…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Guidelines, High School Students, Job Placement
Zettel, Jeffery – UCEA Review, 1979
P.L. 94-142 carries with it considerable potential for both special and general education. The law, however, is currently surrounded by many myths. It does not, for instance, apply to all handicapped children, but only to those who require special education because of their disability. It does not eliminate all special education classes or require…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Educational Testing
Buffie, Edward G. – 1979
Followup studies of a teacher education program emphasizing active field experience in public schools revealed that graduates had a high rate of success in obtaining teaching jobs. This study was designed to find out what factors were involved in the process of hiring these students. A comprehensive forced-choice questionnaire was submitted to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Employment Interviews, Job Applicants
Berkan, William A. – 1976
The manual specifies policies and procedures for implementing Wisconsin's boarding home programs, in which handicapped children live during the week in a home close to appropriate special education classes and return to their own homes on the weekend. Covered are guidelines for the following aspects: legal basis for the program, referral…
Descriptors: Boarding Homes, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Parent Role
ALTMAN, JAMES W.; DUEKER, RICHARD L. – 1967
IN A STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE KINDS OF COST AND RELATED DATA THAT CAN BE OBTAINED TO AID PLANNING AND EVALUATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, THE ATTRITION OF THE SAMPLE OF 16 COMPREHENSIVE AND 16 VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE AND THE DATA COLLECTION PROBLEMS MADE THE AUTHORS SKEPTICAL OF ANY SUBSTANTIVE RESULTS. LIMITED DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, High Schools, Job Placement
MCKEE, JOHN M. – 1967
PROGRESS IN THE AREAS OF EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS, THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, COOPERATING AGENCIES, AND RECIDIVISM ARE ILLUSTRATED BY FOUR CASE STUDIES OF PAROLEE GRADUATES FROM THE CENTER'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. OF THE 980 INMATES WHO APPLIED FOR TRAINING DURING 33 MONTHS OF PROJECT OPERATION, 271 COMPLETED TRAINING, AND 74 WERE PRESENTLY…
Descriptors: Case Records, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Demonstration Programs
BEEKS, JOHN C. – 1964
TO DETERMINE THE KNOWLEDGE OF AGRONOMY POSSESSED BY ENTERING FRESHMEN IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE REQUIRED COURSE AGRICULTURE IN THE ECONOMY DURING THE YEARS 1962 AND 1963 RESPONDED TO A 100-ITEM MULTIPLE CHOICE INSTRUMENT. A TOTAL OF 310 USABLE ANSWER SHEETS FURNISHED DATA ON STUDENTS--(1)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement, Agriculture
