Part VII of the proceedings contains five presentations. They are: "German for the Professions: Specialized German for Engineering and the Sciences" (Hannelore Lehr); "German for Business and Economics: A Three-Level Program at Georgetown University" (Barbara Z. Harding); "German for Business and Economics: Criteria for Selection of Specialized…

One of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, this monograph provides professionals employed in CETA programs with information on how job recruiting and searches take place to help them improve their job placement and development skills. The content is in four sections. The first section briefly covers the…

A follow-up study examined the life and educational histories of selected adult basic education (ABE) students and the perceived impact of such experiences on their personal growth. Interviewed survey participants were asked about the effect of ABE on the following areas of their lives: self-image, attitudes towards life, self-direction, ability…

This guide is designed to provide the vocational teacher, vocational counselor, and placement coordinator with resource materials for planning a comprehensive placement program. It is divided into six sections which represent a systematic approach to placement services. They are (1) Planning (goals and benefits, resource coordination, rural and…

As part of a series on career and life planning for adults, this booklet provides a guide to the job market and strategies for choosing a career. Part I suggests the reader list prospective careers and preferred job conditions. Part II helps the reader to categorize careers on the basis of requisite skills, occupational classifications,…

This student booklet on applying for a job is one of six in the Employability Skills Series, a set of instructional materials designed to teach secondary students and adults the skills involved in getting and keeping a job. The competency-based material is oriented to young adults but written at approximately the fifth-grade reading level. (An…

This counselor's manual provides step-by-step information on the use and administration of PLACE, a diagnostic and prescriptive aid in employment counseling, with clients. (Client materials are available separately.) It is divided into two "books." Book 1 contains materials concerning PLACE as a whole. Chapter 1 overviews PLACE, its…

This instructor guide accompanies the program guide and five competency booklets in the Job Search Skills package. (These other materials are available separately as CE 031 966-971.) It describes the Job Search Skills training program which is individualized and can be operated on an open-entry, open-exit basis, and lists the competencies, tasks,…

Because most high school counselors have not had the opportunity to explore job opportunities in their own community, this project's purpose was (1) to provide the counselor with first hand information concerning the various job opportunities available to students in their own community; (2) to implement programs in the schools of the vocational…

A four-year longitudinal study was initiated during fall 1974 of a study sample consisting of all first-time freshmen (N=27,663) in occupational/career programs in 47 Illinois community colleges. Survey results indicated that only 56% of all students enrolled with the intent of preparation for employment in the career area of the program. Many…

As the basis for planning the University of Texas Liberal Arts Career Symposium, the Overall Coordination Committee assessed freshmen through seniors' self-reported post-graduate plans, career interests, and need for job-hunting/career planning services. A questionnaire was completed by 3,735 liberal arts and fine arts students. Major survey…

This packet of materials provides a copy of the Career and Occupational Development exercises and complete documentation about administration and scoring procedures as released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP, an information-gathering project, used these exercises to survey the educational attainments of…

This workbook provides an in-service training module designed to assist community college educators and counselors in teaching effective planning skills for successful job hunting and employment. A rationale for career/life planning is followed by a discussion of the terminology and the processes involved in establishing life goals and designing…

Covering a 2-year period (1974-76), this project conducted in Baltimore County, Maryland, demonstrated that an area-coordinated placement service should be part of the educational program of a school system. Project objectives were to serve as a job locating service to junior and senior high school students, to provide employers with a single…

Secondary special education programs should include employment or postsecondary education placement outcomes in the curricula for mainstreamed mildly handicapped students. Program elements that support these goals are: individualized transition plans; paid work experience; job-seeking skills curriculum; flexible staffing patterns; active…