This report is the result of a demonstration project the purposes of which were to demonstrate the feasibility of providing career counseling by specially trained graduate assistants as part of the college placement service, and to demonstrate that such counseling can be provided as effectively and more efficiently in a group setting than in the…

In response to growing unemployment among professional personnel in the aerospace industry, a series of 175 workshops were conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 43 cities. Nearly 15,000 unemployed engineers and scientists attended the workshops and reviewed job counseling and placement services from…

A potentially suitable job for the college educated blind person is that of an Information Service Expediter (ISE), an occupation which uses telecommunications equipment to provide clients with information services. A conference was held to develop specific guidelines for the selection, training, and placement of blind persons as ISE's. Papers…

Intended for special education program planning teams, the guide details the development and implementation of full services programs for handicapped children in Prince William County, Maryland as specified in the Public Law 94-142. It is explained that the Full Services Model Program Consists of four processes: identification (involving public…

Described is the development of the Educational Based Appraisal System, a model whereby educational diagnosticians and teachers in Collin County (Texas) could work together in developing effective individual educational programs for exceptional children. Sections cover the following topics: statement of the problem, conceptualizing a solution,…

Guidelines are presented for developing a career counseling instrument which may be used to identify and select students who can best benefit from a particular vocational program. Instrument construction takes approximately two hours and entails selecting appropriate criteria for student evaluation (such as grades, attendance, attitude, mental…

Suggested is that a most successful way of bringing the mentally retarded child into the mainstream of the classroom is through sports and recreation. Two major programs of the Kennedy Foundation, available for teachers who need help in developing activities for the mentally retarded in their classrooms, are described. (EB)

The article presents a revised model for individualized mathematics programing for the learning disabled adolescent. (PHR)

The author suggests that vertical grouping (children of different ages, usually a two or three year span, are in the same class) has many advantages, especially in the area of social learning. (KC)

The rationale for industrial social welfare is addressed and the relevance of social work skills to corporations and unions is discussed. Site selection, student placement, clarity of social work function at the field site, and back-up support from the school are among the issues described. (LBH)

Hoffman won his case on the basis of being misclassified, placed in a school for the mentally retarded, and thus deprived of 12 years of learning opportunities. School officials are appealing on the grounds that damages are excessive and that the adminstration of an IQ test contraindicates malpractice. (WI)

The article describes the career education program for senior high handicapped students in the Arlington (Virginia) public schools, including curriculum development, delivery activities, student placement, placement site selection, and learner outcome goals. (MF)

Intelligence testing has a place in assessment and placement procedures. (PHR)

According to the authors, adult career education should provide educational services in at least career counseling and planning, career certification, and career preparation and placement. The paper discusses these three categories and outlines a proposed adult career education system involving employers, the community, and the public schools. (MF)

The actual number of graduate placements, program by program, will be the "bottom line" when it comes to the selection of a student's academic program and the provision of continuing financial support to state colleges and universities by state legislatures. (Author)