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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1976
Prepared as part of a comprehensive study of reading in Virginia, this report contains the findings of 18 research studies. After a discussion of the findings, several recommendations are presented. Among these recommendations are: students in English as a second language programs should be placed with peer groups rather than according to English…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Needs Assessment
Schipper, William, Ed.; And Others – 1978
The guide is a resource manual for training hearing officers to conduct impartial due process proceedings. The guide contains two sections - the first explores planning, conducting, and evaluating the workshop. The second contains appendixes with the following titles: "Simulation I - Private vs. Public School Placement Issue"; "Simulation II -…
Descriptors: Due Process, Evaluation Methods, Handicapped Children, Hearings
Peckens, Gloria – 1978
A brief history of care for handicapped individuals on Guam is traced from early refusal to acknowledge their existence, to their increased visibility and current efforts toward least restrictive placement for education and care. It is explained that societal attitudes toward the handicapped in Guam are characterized by pity, neglect and repulsion…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Educational Trends
GORDON, MARGARET S. – 1966
WITH THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1962 THE UNITED STATES EMBARKED ON A TYPE OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT HAS EXISTED IN WESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS SINCE WORLD WAR 2. IN ALL THE EUROPEAN NATIONS STUDIED, RETRAINING PROGRAMS ARE A PERMANENT INSTRUMENT OF LABOR MARKET POLICY, AS USEFUL IN TIGHT LABOR MARKETS AS IN PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Patterns
Download full textCheek, King V. – 1968
Discussed is an individualized educational approach based on a student's strengths and weaknesses. On the basis of findings from a battery of diagnostic tests, a college program is worked out which is commensurate with the student's ability and preparation. He advances at his own rate and takes comprehensive examinations when he feels ready.…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, College Programs, Compensatory Education, Educational Innovation
Cheuvront, Robert F. – 1968
This document discusses various aspects of the training and utilization of "teacher aides" (used here to refer to the paraprofessional, lay assistant, nonprofessional, teacher helper, assistant teacher, or auxiliary personnel whose work may include "all those functions the non-certificated person might perform in the educational…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Inservice Education, Job Placement, Job Training
Scholl, Geraldine T. – 1968
Intended for principals of regular schools, the bulletin gives information for planning an appropriate educational experience for the visually handicapped child. Definition and identification of the visually handicapped child and the impact of a visual impairment on the child are discussed. Two types of educational programs, both residential and…
Descriptors: Children, Day Schools, Educational Planning, Exceptional Child Education
Fisher, Franklin G., Jr. – 1976
A survey of 30 colleges, 15 with predominantly black students and 15 with predominantly white students, was conducted in 15 different states. The major objective of this study was to provide knowledge about the effectiveness of the placement process in a representative sample of four-year colleges with predominantly black student population and…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Students, Employment Services
Alexander, Karl L.; And Others – 1977
This study analyzes the differential antecedents and consequences of high school curriculum placement, using longitudinal survey data from a subsample of a national sample of students who were contacted in the 9th, 11th, and 12th grades. The study focuses in particular on three general questions: 1) What are the mechanisms by which socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Models
Sosdian, Carol P., Comp.; Sharp, Laure M., Comp. – 1977
This guide is an attempt to inventory undergraduate level, degree-granting external degree programs (EPDs), defined as those emphasizing minimal classroom coursework and minimal residence requirements. There are 134 accredited or approved organizations listed that sponsor among them 244 external degree programs (66 associate and 178 bachelor).…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Degree Requirements, Directories
Reschly, Daniel J. – 1978
The paper discusses the various problems related to the current concerns with nonbiased assessment, with particular emphasis on the placement of minority group students in classes for the mildly retarded. Sections address the following topics: special education litigation; underlying issues in court cases (including the meaning of IQ test results,…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Evans, Charles L. – 1976
In the fall of 1975, students scoring at the 77th percentile and above on the ITBS were brought together with selected teachers in two magnet schools and four vanguard schools. The present report presents a comparison of the fall-to-spring achievement of the groups and the opinions of principals, teachers, and parents. Also provided is the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education
Katz, David; Flugman, Bert – 1977
As the result of a project utilizing a series of conferences and workshops to create an awareness and responsiveness on the part of business, labor, government agencies, and community college groups to disabled students' work capabilities, aspirations, and educational needs, this report outlines approaches that can be utilized in developing…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Cohen, Alan J.; And Others – 1977
In this volume are discussed: (1) an assessment of the national potential for expansion of cooperative education (employer utilization of undergraduate student manpower, student participation in cooperative education, expansion in higher education institutions, and employer use of graduate manpower); (2) an assessment of the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Planning, College Students, Cooperative Education
Ristau, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The model for career education in higher education describes sample characteristics and activities for each of the model's seven components: faculty-staff inservice, counseling and guidance, instructional program, field experience in the world of work, community involvement, placement services, and evaluation. An annotated bibliography for career…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Community Involvement, Educational Counseling
