Presented is a bibliography of approximately 250 documents (1965-1975) related to vocational training and placement for severely handicapped people. The material is said to be drawn from a computerized search of Resources in Education, Current Index to Journals in Education, Exceptional Child Education Abstracts, American Psychological Association…

The basis for this study of characteristics of college graduates recruited into elementary and secondary teaching careers was a sample from an American Council on Education 1967 freshmen survey and a 1971 followup of this sample. The study focuses on two points of early career development: career choices during college and the employment of…

The fifth of a series of six monographs provides followup data on 467 former students of three postsecondary vocational technical programs for the deaf. Introductory information includes objectives of the study (such as providing developing postsecondary programs with guidelines for establishing programs for the deaf) and a summary of the contents…

This paper reviews and synthesizes the results of 17 studies of the prediction of successful achievement in first-year algebra courses. On the basis of this review, four major points are made: (1) success in prior mathematics courses is a better predictor of success in algebra than general intellectual ability; (2) ability to understand and apply…

The purpose of the one-year study was to determine the ability of public and private employment agencies to meet the job placement and educational needs of vocationally trained, disadvantaged individuals living in three rural Texas counties. The overall goal was to develop an effective system that would allow for the continuous placement of these…

To meet the needs of the handicapped, vocational training programs for handicapped people should provide individuals with technical, personal, social, and communication competencies. As competition for Federal funds becomes more acute, questions will increasingly focus on program effectiveness. Data on young deaf adults, even with professional or…

This report uses nationally representative data from two college classes which were surveyed as freshmen in 1961 and 1966 and were followed up in 1971. The primary focus is on graduates in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, with comparable data shown for other fields traditionally classified as liberal arts (biological and psysical…

Recent trends in college admissions are discussed in terms of their influence test validation procedures. In particular, the effects of new college admission practices are considered with respect to the problem of validating placement tests. Traditional test validation techniques are reviewed and compared to the needs specific to placement tests;…

The objective of the project was to develop methods for establishing output and input performance standards for the placement and placement support functions of the United States Employment Service (ES). This part of Volume 2 reports substantive findings and recommendations developed during the course of the project. A key recommendation is that…

This is a compendium of the major addresses delivered during the College Placement Council National Meeting held in Washington, D.C., in May 1975. The addresses present a variety of viewpoints on the relationship between education and career planning and placement. Such issues as the job market for college graduates, manpower planning, changing…

The document focuses on a followup survey of Sarasota County high school graduates six months after graduation. Changes in the survey instrument are discussed and compared with the survey used in the previous year. The survey was given to all June 1974 high school graduates in four daytime high schools (1,083 of which 779 responded) and in the…

Fifty-two types of educational institutions in Austria are described according to the following categories: educational stages, normal age group, duration of studies, terms used for classes, examinations, diploma or degrees conferred, outlet (normal activity of graduating students), categories and titles of teaching and senior administrative…

A conference on guidance, counseling, and placement services comprised the first step in developing programs to serve the five populations identified in the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. Those populations are (1) high school youth, (2) those who have completed or discontinued their formal education and are preparing to enter the labor…

Over a 6-month period, a four-man team from the University evaluated the first year of Project APT (Applying Partnerships to Teaching) sponsored by the Hartford College Counseling Center (HCCC). Objectives of Project APT were 1) to find and develop a new source of locally available, quality teaching talent by recruiting, counseling, and placing…

As a first step in determining the effectiveness of programs for children and families, the Rhode Island Council of Community Services made an overall study of the number and type of children in child placement services. The Council based its report on the characteristics of 420 randomly-selected children of which 211 were in foster home; 214 in…