This second volume of an annotated bibliography on transition from school to work focuses on evaluation methodology, efficacy of secondary and transitional services, and related topics. The bibliography's scope includes English-language journal articles, books, and reports, originally published from 1977 through 1987. For each of the 368 entries,…

The Coordinated Assistance, Services and Training (CAST) program reaches out to identify, counsel, and provide services for Hispanic women who are single-parent homemakers. The program is designed to increase their involvement in vocational training, provide them with support services, and help them secure and retain higher-paying jobs. The…

This report presents findings of a study of effective placement programs, both secondary and postsecondary, which identified elements that contribute to program success. The analysis begins with a look at who operates the placement services, what their backgrounds are, and their similarities and differences in terms of philosophies, opinions, and…

It has become apparent that employers no longer need to recruit on campus to fill many of their job openings. The college placement office must shift gears, emphasize counseling and vocational guidance, and work with larger groups of students. The placement office must also serve as a career development center. (Author/MW)

Discussed are problems of deaf persons during the job interview and later employment, and suggested for special schools and vocational rehabilitation people are techniques for improving vocational preparation and employability of deaf individuals. (MC)

This research analyzes placement credentials of 64 employed and 64 non-employed college graduates who had used the same campus placement center. The study indicates that the variables of academic performance, biographical data and age are potent predictors in the current job market. The variables of work experience, personal recommendations, and…

The present study is the fourth in a series in an attempt to obtain the supply and demand of teachers baselines for subsequent use in planning and for rendering some guidance to those who enter the College of Education, Saskatoon. (Author/RK)

The mobile laboratories operated by Project MODEL are designed for disadvantaged and handicapped students. The vans offer a full array of diagnostic and career exploratory programs plus actual training that results in placement. (Author/BP)

The article discusses the MWEP (Minority Women's Employment Program) funded by the Manpower Administration and designed to place underutilized college-educated minority women in managerial, professional, and technical jobs for which they qualify. The program is the first major attempt to apply outreach techniques to persons seeking white-collar…

An Australian visitor to the United States, Canada, and Great Britain gives a personal reaction to the sorts of problems facing career services. (Author)

Placement professionals should begin to realize their responsibility in helping students to establish high, but attainable, goals as well as to come to terms with their own values. (Author)

The authors, a psychiatrist and a vocational rehabilitation counselor, discuss the role of the vocational rehabilitation counselor in relation to the role of the psychotherapist. (EA)

Published in a recent issue of Employment Service Review.

Research supported by Public Health Research Grant MH-10274-4 from the National Institute of Mental Health.