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Download full textEvans, Rupert N.; And Others – 1980
This document presents the final report of a study of the best ways to serve persons with handicaps in preparation for work. Chapter 1 provides background and identification of research questions and the research hypothesis to be tested. It outlines major tasks of the study: (1) identify criteria used by training authorities to select the training…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Criteria, Disabilities, Educational Research
Cheng, Maisy; And Others – 1980
An overview is provided of streaming in the Toronto school system and a summary of studies presented from Toronto and other Ontario school systems which have examined the relationships between streaming and academic achievement, ethnic background, social origin and future placement of students. Streaming is defined as the placement of pupils in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Career Planning
Anderson, Beverly L.; And Others – 1980
Before selecting an achievement test, it is essential to determine its purpose. There are eight purposes, relating to three educational decision making contexts: (1) instructional managerial (diagnosis, course placement, career guidance); (2) screening (selection and certification) and (3) programmatic (survey assessment, formative evaluation,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills
Yohn, Catherine W. – 1980
The paper focuses on policy issues for handicapped students whose parents (primarily military) are employed by the federal government overseas. Chapter I describes three types of federally funded programs: overseas dependents schools, tuition free schooling (where low student populations do not justify the operation of federally funded schools),…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Ancillary School Services, Compliance (Legal), Dependents Schools
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to 1977 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation statistics for bachelor's…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Hengesbach, Ted – 1979
A step-by-step guide for seeking college credit for prior learning is presented in this Indiana University (IU) student handbook. The External Degree Program in General Studies at Indiana University at South Bend awards college credit toward the Associate and/or Bachelors of General Studies degree for knowledge and understanding gained through…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, College Credits, Education Work Relationship, Equivalency Tests
Peterson, Marla – 1979
This paper discusses some of the specialized knowledge, role expansion, and guidance and counseling techniques designed to help school counselors and other school personnel assist handicapped students with their life development. A section on pupil personnel service workers examines the necessity for such workers and the federal laws affecting…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Counselor Role, Education Work Relationship
Boone, Janice; And Others – 1978
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test was administered to 42,984 freshmen entering New Jersey colleges and universities and four independent colleges in the fall of 1978 in order to assess students' specific strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics for placement in appropriate first-year courses. Based on test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Walker, Noojin, Ed. – 1979
A workshop attended by faculty members from three Florida junior colleges and one university was held in response to legislation requiring students to demonstrate minimum communications and computation skills before entering upper division programs. General conclusions reached during the workshop focused on the value of competency testing in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Communication Skills
Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY. – 1978
Through this report, the Council of State Governments, in conjunction with the Academy for Contemporary Problems, attempts to shed new light on the problem of the placement of children in out-of-state residential care. The report describes the results of a pilot feasibility study conducted in Illinois, North Carolina, and Texas to determine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Certification, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
PASCH, DOROTHY F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
A TITLE III PROJECT OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT-PLACEMENT-INSTRUCTION CENTER (CAPIC) STUDIES AND TREATS CHILDREN WHO MANIFEST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS WITH NO RECOGNIZABLE CAUSES. THE REPORT, A LOG OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON DURING THE PLANNING PERIOD, PRESENTS DEFINITIONS OF 24…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Education Service Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Hayes, Gordon M.; Griffing, Barry L. – 1967
Recommendations are made for the improvement of the education of the deaf and severely hard of hearing in California. Minimum essentials for preschool, elementary, junior and senior high school programs are listed, including class size, criteria for admission, teacher-supervisor qualifications and ratio, curriculum, physical facilities, guidance…
Descriptors: Administration, Deafness, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Johnson, Richard A., Ed.; Kowalski, Anthony P., Ed. – 1976
Presented is a collection of 11 papers from a national training institute for special education administrators and others which focused on the major provisions of Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act). Papers are divided into three sections: perspectives from Congress and U.S. Office of Education, review and discussion of…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Margolis, Alan M. – 1977
Written as a guide to be used in the admission and placement of Nigerian students in U.S. institutions of higher education, this study discusses the education system of Nigeria. Following an historical summary of the Nigerian's education system, information is provided on Nigerian primary education, secondary education, external examinations,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Comparative Education, Educational History
Francis, John Bruce; Jones, Griffith, III – 1976
The effectiveness of vocational education at New York State's public two-year colleges was investigated during spring 1976. Part one of the project was a follow-up study of 1970-71 and 1973-74 graduates to ascertain their success in job or transfer placement within fields for which they were trained, salary and job mobility patterns, and opinions…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Potential
