Briefly describes job alternatives that have led to both temporary and permanent relevant employment for history graduate students and new Ph.D.'s. Also offers advice for constructing grant proposals that create jobs. (Author/JK)

In the program described in this article, a three-stage career model has been developed to integrate career planning and job placement functions. The emphasis has shifted from counseling to skill training and different methods of teaching these skills have been utilized. (Author)

Reports that a number of indicators picture a noticeable improvement in the job situation for chemical professionals. (SL)

Describes a management education program (its development and results) for women at Northeastern University (Boston) which involves cooperative arrangements with local companies which target jobs to be filled by trainees. (Program courses are especially tailored to the trainees' educational needs and to requirements for their specific jobs.) (SH)

A multivariate predictive index of student field performance to be used as an admissions tool in graduate schools of social work is described. It measures the effect on field performance of (1) a measure of the student's intellectual ability, (2) undergraduate school quality, (3) prior work experience, and (4) student sex. (Author/LBH)

Presents information obtained from a 1981-82 questionnaire survey of 487 graduate librarians. Highlights include an alternative career profile, differential between salaries of librarians working in libraries and librarians working in nontraditional information jobs, placement routes, and the value of a library degree in career placement. (EJS)

Reports tracer studies of Kenyan youths leaving technical school to determine their success at obtaining gainful employment. Almost 43% were neither in formal schooling nor training, nor employed a year after leaving, although technical skills were seen as useful, particularly in private life. (DP)

Comparison of the community integration of 60 mildly retarded former special school students and 60 nonretarded regular school students found that 77% of special school students were employed (60% in open employment) compared to 80% of regular students; and that 55% of regular students had married compared to 12% of special students. (DB)

Chipola Junior College (Florida) addresses the problem of serving the disadvantaged in a rural community through (1) recruitment programs supported by community organizations, (2) retention tools such as counseling and remediation, and (3) placement, which includes evaluating instructional programs on the basis of their placement rates. (SK)

GULHEMP, an occupational health system used by the Industrial Health Counseling Service (IHCS) in Portland, Maine, improves the match between middle-aged and older workers' abilities and the demands of specific jobs. It provides objective criteria upon which to base decisions to hire, promote, transfer, or terminate workers. (JOW)

This statement by the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education discusses the benefits of linkages with business for the business educator, the businessperson, and the student. Examines cooperation with business, membership in professional organizations, job placement, continuing education, scholarships and grants, and linkage…

Research was conducted to determine the relationship of selected factors toward student participation and perceptions of supervised occupational experience placement programs. Research identified personal and situational characteristics of teachers and sophomore vocational agriculture students, and determined if differences exist in student…

Proposes the term "career navigation" to describe the thinking and strategy students need for effective career planning. Discusses several skills for success including self-evaluation and planning for the unexpected. The role of the counselor in helping students learn what is important to them and setting reasonable goals is discussed. (JAC)

Numerous technical areas in agriculture require expertise in sales and service that can be taught through the supervised occupational experience program (SOEP). The SOEP will provide the necessary contact for articulation between business and education so badly needed in vocational agriculture. (JOW)

Uses data from a survey of 326 centers of foreign language education to discuss (1) what kinds of courses and specializations are being offered, (2) how the curriculum is meeting the changing needs of the nation, and (3) what future development can be realistically anticipated. (EKN)