Fifty-six college placement directors perceived that five percent of the on-campus job recruiters ask illegal questions concerning applicants' sex, age, national origin, race or color, handicaps, or religion. Forty percent of the student applicants are judged to be unaware of illegal questioning. (Author/MLF)

Examines Toledo Chemistry Placement Examination results for 3,227 students entering University of Toledo during 1977-1980, focusing on general trends developed during the period and on chemical and mathematical concepts, identifying some of the misconceptions high school students bring to their college studies. (Author/JN)

Describes the grades 11-12 joint vocational program at an Ohio vocational school to illustrate the components in an educational matrix designed to meet the needs of all students. Programs include career development, assessment/evaluation, basic skills lab, occupational work adjustment, occupational work experience, and placement and followup. (CT)

The standards to which secondary vocational education is held accountable are not compatible with the broad program goals undertaken by vocational education. Vocational education should be assessed in light of its contributions to human development and its economic benefits. (CJ)

Explains why Immaculate Conception Cathedral High School adopted the demanding liberal arts curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Program. (SJL)

A study of Spanish-speaking elementary school students enrolled in an English as a second language program revealed a significant relationship between pupil placement status and subsequent student achievement. Methods and findings relevant to identifying schooling effects and linking these to school practices, and study of bilingual programs are…

Alumni programs in career counseling, such as Career Days, succeed in involving alumni firsthand with their college or university. Some techniques for bringing students and alumni together are identified: extern programs, student internships in alumni relations/career counseling, counseling and placement programs in academic departments, and…

Results showed that the labeling process does not lead diagnosticians to place children in more restrictive educational programs. A comprehensive assessment-intervention-follow-through model that minimizes the potential dangers and abuses of labeling is proposed. (Author)

This essay attempts to demonstrate that age segregation and subject matter specialization are two important supports of the authority of teachers and the school's ability to control students. Therefore, efforts to change these organizational patterns without considering alternative means of establishing control are doomed to failure. (Author/SJL)

Recruitment ads aimed at college students should generate response from the target audience, create a favorable impression of the company and influence personnel who influence students. Ads must be unique, visable, believable and invite action and serve as part of a total recruitment strategy. (JAC)

Evaluates the impact of an integrated computer program called GRAD II (Graduate Resume Accumulation and Distribution) which allows a direct communication link between job-seeking students and potential employers. Response was generally favorable although a better mix of employers was needed. (JAC)

Describes the goals, discussion areas, and conclusions of a June, 1979 conference on being Hispanic and disabled, which was sponsored in part by Partners of the Americas, a private organization fostering international cultural exchange. A task force was elected to examine and lobby for the needs of disabled Hispanics. (SB)

The study involving 68 special education directors was conducted to determine what characteristics and abilities were considered by work-study coordinators to be important for successful on-the-job training (OJT) and to explore the relative merits of various tactics suggested for vocational placement of the mildly retarded in OJT programs. (SBH)

Many high schools offer the Advanced Placement Program of college level courses validated by external examinations. This program was supplemented eight years ago by the College Level Examination Program designed to measure nontraditional learning, opening a new field of academic gamesmanship. The following article describes these games. (Author)

The U. S. Employment Service conducts a test-research program for developing testing tools useful in vocational counseling. This article outlines the organization, underlying concepts, accomplishments, and current efforts of the test-research program. (Author)