Heading off potential problems now can only increase the chances of survival for college placement and recruitment. Recognizing these problems for who and what they are is a good way to start. (Author)

This paper explores how placement decisions are communicated to the teachers and support personnel who are responsible for implementing students' special education programs. The results are discussed in the context of whether the messages provided to program implementers were consistent and clear. (Author)

Data gathered from questionnaires sent to 1526 student placement planning team members in Connecticut indicated that only two activities (present information relevant to case and gather information relevant to case) were selected by more than 50 percent of the members as being appropriate for parental participation. (IM)

The impact of three different educational settings (group and individual integration and special school placement) on the self concept and adjustment patterns of 48 eighth and ninth grade hearing impaired Israeli pupils was investigated. (CL)

Implications of two possible occupation choice models are compared: (1) enter the job that offers the highest lifetime income, or (2) enter the job offering the highest level of overall satisfaction. Findings from the NBER-TH data sample indicate that screening does exist in model (1). Reasons for not using education as a screening device are set…

Describes the pilot project RENEW (Referral Employment Network for Elder Workers), a five-state model older worker employment project which trains people fifty-five or older and places them in local job service employment offices, finding jobs for other older workers of all incomes. (SH)

The prospect of finding the "perfect" job looms heavy over a student's head. One professional explains the importance of helping students find their niche long before the final countdown. (Author)

This article investigates the basic functions and responsibilities of the college or university placement director and attempts to translate them into a specific MBO-oriented performance valuation format. (Author)

Need for additional college education or career change is becoming common for registered nurses who are graduates of hospital diploma programs. This creates challenges for career planning and placement professionals, including counseling of R.N.s with a variety of majors and needs who wish to enter fields other than hospital nursing. (Author)

The student entering a Canadian school from the West Indies has many pressures to overcome resulting from cultural differences. (SK)

A project carried out in Peterborough County, Canada, resulted in the systematic development, implementation, and evaluation of a K-10 mathematics program and a steady increase in achievement among students in the county. (SK)

A report of older persons participating in the Senior Community Service Project (SCSP) during 1973-1976 funded by the Older Americans Act through the U.S. Department of Labor as administered by the National Council on Aging. Enrollment and placement statistics and effects on delivery of human services are included. (ABM)

This study, presented at the NASPA convention, Dallas, 1976, reviews a research project of Student Affairs placement to provide a base line for professional hiring patterns. (Author)

Two approaches to vocational reintegration of handicapped workers are described: (1) adapting the disabled to the working environment through treatment, therapy, counseling, selective placement, and prostheses, and (2) adapting the working environment to particular handicaps, with the assistive device fitted to the machine or tool rather than to…

An alternative to a closed classroom for English as a second language students is the English learning centers. A detailed definition and guidelines for planning learning centers are provided. (SW)