A project is being conducted to provide vocational training for severely emotionally disturbed students in the Salem, Oregon, School District. Most of the youths have previously been institutionalized, and many are retarded and have other handicaps such as learning disabilities, epilepsy, and speech and language disorders. All students qualify for…

Rural teachers are confronted with the task of providing appropriate education to exceptional students, as well as addressing the added elements of language and culture issues as these pertain to handicapping conditions. Key points in the identification and instruction of these students are initial referral, early intervention, and appropriate…

A study was conducted of special education referral and placement practices within Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools. A group of 650 low-achieving elementary school students, identified to be "at risk" for failure, was monitored to examine special education referrals or placements. Three hundred of the students were studied to…

Materials are provided on the Statewide Job Placement Service (SJPS) at State Fair Community College, a free school-based job placement service for students and industry. In a booklet on Missouri's SJPS, the plan of its operation is described including placement services, inservice training (workshops and seminar), collecting student follow-up…

This handbook is intended to aid Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program staff to design, implement, and evaluate training programs for older workers under Section 124 of JTPA. The guide contains four main parts. The first part of the guide presents an overview of the JTPA and its provisions regarding services to older workers. This part of…

Recent studies of the self-concept of academic ability, described by W. B. Brookover in 1959, are reviewed. The self-concept of academic ability is defined as the individual's assessment of his or her ability to learn in the school context in comparison to relevant others in the school. A scale--the Self-Concept of Academic Ability Scale--was…

The Job Preparation curriculum guide, developed by the Secondary Transition and Employment Project (STEP) in Idaho, is designed to provide students with mild, moderate, or severe handicaps in grades 10, 11, or 12 with hands-on training for a specific job chosen by the student and parents in previous career and work exploration activities.…

A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to determine whether student performance on placement tests and enrollment in college preparatory courses have any bearing on graduation and persistence rates. Using data on first-time students entering BCC in fall 1985 and fall 1986, the study revealed: (1) of the 758 fall 1986 students who…

This publication presents examples of outcome and institutional effectiveness information produced through student and employer follow-up for Texas community and technical colleges from 1978-1987. The data in the booklet were collected through the Texas Student Information System (Tex-SIS) and are presented in reference to a series of questions…

In 1983, the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Board of Trustees asked that all courses be given appropriate levels of reading, writing, and math prerequisites. Minimum competencies (generally 9th grade English reading and writing skills) were assigned to almost all district courses. A study was conducted to determine the degree to…

This report focuses on the state-supported Undergraduate Writing Program at Illinois State University (ISU). Several innovations have contributed to the expansion and improvement of ISU's Undergraduate Writing Program, whose key components are: the Writing-across-the-Curriculum Program in the College of Arts and Sciences; the use of microcomputers…

The effects of age at entrance into school on subsequent elementary school performance were studied in a cohort of children who started grade 1 in the Dallas school system (Texas) in fall 1981. Most of the subjects were born on or after September 1, 1974 and before September 1, 1975; the spread of ages was 1 year. A total of 3,028 male and 3,019…

The Iraq educational system is described along with guidance for academic placement of students in United States educational institutions. Six chapters include: (1) introduction (i.e. background data, historical development, responsibility for education, and language of instruction); (2) institutions supervised by the Ministry of Education…

Drawing from information submitted by 60 urban, rural, and suburban institutions, this report documents the progress of California's community colleges in implementing the first phase of a statewide matriculation plan. Introductory material defines matriculation as a process that promotes and sustains the efforts of students to reach their…

The effects of kindergarten-grade 1 transitional classrooms in Eugene (Oregon) compared with retention or promotion of students to grade 1 were studied in an evaluation of two transitional classrooms. Focus was on determining the effects of retention, transition, and promotion on student achievement and social skills. Students entering a…