The purpose of the one-year study was to determine the ability of public and private employment agencies to meet the job placement and educational needs of vocationally trained, disadvantaged individuals living in three rural Texas counties. The overall goal was to develop an effective system that would allow for the continuous placement of these…

During the school year 1974-75, a project to place exiting students in an occupational or postsecondary program was conducted by the Tuscaloosa County School System. The project was designed to assist graduating seniors of four high schools and those exiting prior to graduation. In meeting the project goal the following activities were carried…

To meet the needs of the handicapped, vocational training programs for handicapped people should provide individuals with technical, personal, social, and communication competencies. As competition for Federal funds becomes more acute, questions will increasingly focus on program effectiveness. Data on young deaf adults, even with professional or…

This report uses nationally representative data from two college classes which were surveyed as freshmen in 1961 and 1966 and were followed up in 1971. The primary focus is on graduates in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, with comparable data shown for other fields traditionally classified as liberal arts (biological and psysical…

The objective of the project was to develop methods for establishing output and input performance standards for the placement and placement support functions of the United States Employment Service (ES). This part of Volume 2 reports substantive findings and recommendations developed during the course of the project. A key recommendation is that…

The document focuses on a followup survey of Sarasota County high school graduates six months after graduation. Changes in the survey instrument are discussed and compared with the survey used in the previous year. The survey was given to all June 1974 high school graduates in four daytime high schools (1,083 of which 779 responded) and in the…

A conference on guidance, counseling, and placement services comprised the first step in developing programs to serve the five populations identified in the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. Those populations are (1) high school youth, (2) those who have completed or discontinued their formal education and are preparing to enter the labor…

This paper explores the problem of identifying issues related to the professional development of rehabilitation counselors. The report is based on selected data from a survey of a broad range of professional problems as perceived by rehabilitation counselors in a five state area. The one overriding concern noted was the need for innovation in the…

This report evaluates the United Neighborhood Houses Neighborhood Youth Corps Program (New York City) which provides work experience, remediation and counseling services for approximately 150 high school dropouts from low-income families. Counseling services, remedial education, skill training, health services, and job placement are reviewed. Also…

An annotated guidance bibliography of career education materials for school counselors, the document offers 52 titles in three categories: literature on career guidance, counseling, and placement for the counselor's professional library; guidance material for a student library; and counseling and guidance professional journals. Each listing is…

Diversified Occupations was initiated as an approved statewide program in Washington in 1970. It is a cooperative effort between the school and the local business community, enabling students to acquire, refine and utilize job skills in actual paid employment with the help of an instructor who is a highly skilled professional in that occupation.…

The report focuses on services provided by the United States Public Employment Service (ES) to various age groups in the population. Most of the data were collected from the Employment Security Automated Reporting System at the Washington Office of the Manpower Administration. Counseling, referral to a nonagricultural job, and job placement were…

The project concentrated on providing intrastate relocation assistance to disadvantaged rural workers in Mississippi, with a flexible minimum of supportive service. Assistance consisted of counseling, providing housing, travel arrangements, job interviews, job development, financial aid, and recruiting the unemployed. (Author)

This report summarizes the proceedings, conclusions, and recommendations of the New York Vocational Advisory Council for the 1972 fiscal year. Concerned with the role and function of guidance, counseling, placement, and followup programs within the State, the Council authorized three studies: (1) The Arthur D. Little Study of six localities, (2)…

This document discusses the role of the placement office in a liberal arts setting, responds to key issues attracting and assisting the liberal arts student into and through the placement process, and reviews the demands that may be put on placement offices in the future. Issues discussed concern the change in social setting on campus, the market…