The General Accounting Office recently studied automation, especially the advent of microelectronics, and its impact on unemployment. The study included identifying available information sources and obtaining opinions on the impact of automation on employment, federal efforts to predict its impact, the dissemination of information about the job…

Under proposed legislation to replace the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), business can be expected to assume an even greater involvement in job training programs at the state and local levels. How the private sector is adapting to its new role, particularly through the private industry council (PIC) system, is the subject of this…

An overview of English as second language (ESL) instruction and bilingual education in Virginia public schools is presented. The topics discussed are: program philosophy; definitions; legal responsibilities; identification, placement, and orientation of students; instructional approaches, including tutorial, cluster, classroom ESL, high intensity…

The manual sets forth New York state guidelines for referring and evaluating children suspected of having a learning disability (LD). Definitional issues comprise the first section, followed by sample characteristics of students with learning disabilities. Procedures for referrals are outlined. Placement decisions and decisions about services are…

Effects of participatory planning on internal consistency within the special education referral, planning and placement process and the Individualized Education Programs (IEP) were investigated. A stratified representative sampling procedure was used to select 114 handicapped students enrolled in one district's special education program. Referral…

Most student teachers are not exposed to employment procedures of district administrators. Some placement offices may offer suggestions for preparing for interviews, but placement officers are counselors, not administrators. Even if a student teacher has strong background in a subject area, has done well in education courses, and has those…

This report presents an evaluation of the Intensive Services Project in Lincoln and McCook, Nebraska, which was designed to demonstrate that caseworkers with smaller child protective caseloads could offer more effective home-based services. The background of the project is described focusing on staffing and service setting. Service principles and…

In order to determine what support services may prevent or delay institutionalization of developmentally disabled (DD) children, 128 families with DD children under age 5 and living at home were interviewed concerning currently received and recommended support services. In addition, 52 families with institutionalized DD children (of all ages)…

Information on schooling in 50 countries is provided in the third volume of a handbook on the placement of foreign graduate students. For each country, guidelines concerning placement in U.S. graduate programs are provided. In addition, country profiles cover: years of study included at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels; diplomas,…

The educational systems of 15 Sub-Saharan African countries are described, and guidelines concerning the academic placement of students who wish to study in U.S. institutions are provided. Tables indicate the grades covered by primary education and secondary education (academic and technical). Burundi, Rwanda, and Zaire have followed the Belgian…

The handbook was designed to offer practical suggestions for parents of hearing impaired children in the areas of home, communication, school, community, and equipment. A section on home management considers such topics as the child's independence, behavior, hobbies, and clubs and groups. Communication ideas offer suggestions for activities to…

Deals with sexism and racism in education, emphasizing the interrelations between the two with particular emphasis on the minority women, including material on textbooks and classrooms. (Author/JM)

Functional Job Analysis, a technology of work analysis making it possible to achieve statistical reliability in the definition of basic units of information, clarifies training needs, exposes worker growth as a fundamental purpose of the organization, and is used to design jobs and organize career ladders. (AJ)