The document provides an overview of the process a committee must complete as a minimum, in compliance with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), before a handicapped child's educational placement decision is made. A flow chart for the placement of the handicapped child is provided, and nine major steps to be taken, from…

Guidelines detail the resource room program for children with educational disability. Aspects covered include administration, the teacher, placement, class organization, and physical classroom needs. (JD)

Test performance statistics and subsequent academic achievement data for Los Angeles City College (LACC), California, students entering in the fall of 1969 are reported in this study. The test performance statistics provide a relative comparison between achievement on the School and College Ability Test (SCAT), the Form 1A Reading Comprehension:…

The purposes of this study were to determine the extent and type of placement services provided by colleges and universities offering curricula in broadcast journalism, to determine the number of broadcast journalism graduates during the period 1971 to 1974, and to determine how many of these graduates were placed in professional positions upon…

Developed by a vocational educator, this handbook describes the role of the student placement coordinator in the vocational-technical school and his responsibilities to students, administration, community, and himself. A typical job application form and tips for the job interview are included, along with sample student questionnaires, followup…

Reported are summaries of 27 legal cases substantiating the right of handicapped children to equal protection under the law including the right of being provided with an education, and full rights of notice and due process in relation to their selection, placement, and retention in educational programs. Nineteen of the cases concern the right to…

College placement has been the neglected child of college student personnel literature, according to this author's research. He maintains that placement officers must communicate with other student personnel workers, especially through the field's journals. (Author/HMV)

A survey of 301 randomly selected local education agencies was undertaken in order to estimate the availability and types of special services currently provided to specific learning disabled adolescents, the identification and placement procedures used, and the primary problems in service delivery. (PHR)

The campus interview touches more than the individual student. As a result, an organization's recruiting practices may be more important than imagined. (Author)

A study is conducted to determine whether on-campus interviews really are valuable to the graduating student. In general, the results indicate a positive evaluation of the on-campus interviewing process. (Author)

Some of the major areas of concern in business education, as expressed by forty-two supervisors, are student selection and placement, preparation of teachers, scheduling, curriculum, articulation with postsecondary education, cooperation of the business community, funding, and supervisory performance. (MF)

An orientation course for incoming freshman is proposed that combines some creative writing and thinking exercises with a personalized psychology course. An appendix of writing exercises is included, and a team teaching approach is recommended. (LBH)

This article tackles the debate on general intelligence tests versus specific skills assessment as predictors of academic performance. In a Minneapolis study, a wide range of tests were given to 355 preschoolers. Results from a test assessing early reading skills more closely predicted actual third grade reading achievement than did results from…

Provides a critical and detailed evaluation of Jeannie Oakes book "Keeping Track." The thesis of the book is that educational inequities are caused by tracking. The author of this review does not agree with that thesis, pointing out that grouping of gifted students for instruction in advanced curriculum produces positive student gains.…

An historical overview of events leading to the passage of Public Law 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) precedes a discussion of positive and negative outcomes of this legislation since its enactment in 1975. (JW)