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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This hearing reviews testimony concerning H.R. 2246, the Jobs for Employable Dependent Individuals Act (JEDI). JEDI is a voluntary program whereby states receive additional funds to fight the problem of chronic welfare dependency and poverty. The bill would require the existing Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) to target job training efforts at…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Seader, Mary Beth – 1988
In response to complaints by some birthparents who agreed to transfer their parental rights and obligations to adopting parents in the past, agencies and persons interested in adoption have reexamined their practices in an effort to be more responsive to the long-term needs of birthparents and children. Before entering into any discussion of a…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Agencies, Child Welfare
Taylor, Steven J. – 1987
The site visit report describes community living programs for persons with severe disabilities in the Wisconsin counties of Dane, LaCrosse, and Columbia. The visit attempted to identify and document promising practices through interviews with administrators, officials and staff; observations of three foster homes, two small group homes, and two…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Community Services
Cook, Robert F., Ed. – 1987
Case studies were made of the following dislocated worker programs: Cummins Engine Company Dislocated Worker Project; GM-UAW Metropolitan Pontiac Retraining and Employment Program; Minnesota Iron Range Dislocated Worker Project; Missouri Dislocated Worker Program Job Search Assistance, Inc.; Hillsborough, North Carolina, Dislocated Worker Project;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Dislocated Workers, Employment Programs
Skinner, Elizabeth Fisk; Carter, Stephen – 1987
In 1986, a study of remedial programs in Texas community colleges was conducted to determine the range of current practices and to assess the outcomes achieved. Each campus was sent a detailed self-study guide focusing on policies and practices related to assessment and placement, descriptive and evaluative information, policies related to course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Educational Diagnosis, Noncredit Courses
Kessler, Ronald P. – 1987
In 1986, a study was conducted by the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) to evaluate the relationship between reading placement scores and classroom performance. The study sample consisted of students from fall 1985, spring 1986, and fall 1986 who had been tested using the College Board Assessment and Placement Test upon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Discriminant Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
This booklet, prepared in conjunction with adult students from the non-traditional student association at Jackson Community College, Jackson, Michigan, provides information on college for adult students who are considering entering or reentering school. In six short sections, the guide covers the following topics: career goals and counseling,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Students, College Programs, College Students
Babco, Eleanor L. – 1987
This publication reports starting salary data based on job offers made to graduating college students at all degree levels in selected curricula and graduate programs during the recruiting period of September 1986 to June 1987. Data were submitted by 164 placement offices at 143 participating colleges and universities in the United States. This…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education
Sutaria, Saroj – 1987
The literature review examines the issue of whether categorical differentiation and placement of mentally retarded and learning disabled students is educationally warranted. First, the two conditions are defined; next, a comparison between the two on psychological, behavioral-social, and educational characteristics usually ascribed to children so…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
Cass, Monte, Comp.; Park, Frieda, Comp. – 1985
This compilation presents descriptions of 146 unusual and innovative job development activities that have been used successfully by deans, directors, and placement coordinators of Missouri area vocational-technical schools and community colleges. The strategies are divided into nine categories: Innovative Ideas, Educators Go to Employers,…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Field Trips, Innovation, Internship Programs
Middlesex County Vocational and Technical High Schools, New Brunswick, NJ. – 1987
The Urban Job Center was designed to help break the poverty cycle for single parents and their children by increasing single mothers' participation in job training, providing them with such supportive services as child care and transportation assistance, helping them gain access to higher-paying jobs, and informing parents about realistic…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling Services, Employment Potential, Employment Services
Yoseloff, Darlene; And Others – 1987
Project RESOURCES (Retired Employees Skills Outreach Using Retirees in Continuing Employment Situations) was developed at Middlesex County College (MCC) to meet the employment needs of the over 55 age population. Designed to assist others in implementing similar programs, this manual provides an overview of the project, including information on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Employment Programs, Job Placement
Bloyer, Judy; And Others – 1987
Information is provided for a variety of student services provided by the Maricopa County (Arizona) Community College District. Section I describes the Computerized Job Placement System, designed to assist the Career Planning Office in placing students, and the Computer-Assisted Career Position Announcement System, which alerts current and former…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Awareness, Career Guidance, Community Colleges
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1984
This manual was written to assist local school districts in fulfilling the 1984 legislative mandate of the Connecticut General Assembly that requires schools to develop, adopt, and implement written policies concerning homework, attendance, and promotion/retention. The first section offers a brief discussion of the process of policy development,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Age Grade Placement, Attendance
Domanico, Raymond; And Others – 1982
This report evaluates the Promotional Gates Program for kindergarten through ninth qrade implemented in thirty-two community school districts in New York City. The report is designed to provide policy makers with: (1) an assessment of student achievement on the California Achievement Test (CAT) and the Criterion Referenced English Syntax Test…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, Community Schools, Data Analysis
