Society's priorities and the history of federal activity with emotionally disturbed children are reviewed; the new Bureau of Education for the Handicapped is discussed; and the responsibilities of its three Divisions, Research, Educational Services, and Training Programs, are given. Expenditures for emotionally disturbed children are noted with…

In a study on promotion of realistic occupational goals in the mentally and academically retarded, 86 boys (aged 16 to 19 years) from two senior high schools located in two similar, juxtaposed Nevada cities (Reno and Sparks) were utilized. Groups included 16 mentally retarded students (IQ range 53 to 88, mean 78; Social Maturity Quotient range 60…

This 2nd part of a 4-part report on the 3rd year of the Instructional Systems in Teacher Education (Insite) Project consists of several reports by the project staff, including "Student Enrollment and Records, Counseling, Resident Teaching Placement," by John R. Beck; "Resident Teaching," by R. Bruce McQuigg; "Seminar on…

As the third phase of a project designed to develop a system for statewide follow-up of postsecondary vocational education, a study was conducted to develop instruments that would provide data for the employability assessment of the graduates from vocational programs. The instruments were designed to answer two questions: Are the students prepared…

This report briefly describes several dimensions of the youth unemployment problem and discusses 13 council recommendations for legislative consideration: (1) Consider the problem in a broad context which includes counseling, education, and skill training; (2) mesh programs and utilize existing resources at all governmental levels; (3) promote a…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this first section (4.1) of module 4 (Planning) is designed to assist principals and other school administrators to develop plans for curriculum preparation and infusion of…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to be used as a group inservice or a self-learning system to train school administrators and counselors for their role in career education, this second section (5.2) of module 5 (implementation--for administrators) centers on aiding in the implementation of a career education curriculum. Module 5 is one of six…

A three-year project was undertaken to establish the New York City Regional Center for Life-Long Learning, a model clearinghouse to provide adults in the New York City region with current information about continuing educational and postsecondary career training opportunities in the five boroughs. To date, the center has served over 21,500 adults…

During FY 1977 the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program (FMCCP) served 45,511 migrant children in approximately 27 school districts. The program consisted of four major educational components (early childhood, language arts, Learn and Earn, and supportive services) planned specifically for migrant children based on the results of a needs…

A project was conducted to develop and implement a system which would facilitate (1) communications relating to career education between and among the states and extra-state jurisdictions, federal agencies, and national organizations and (2) the strengthening of career education leadership personnel in the areas of planning, organization and…

Focusing on service occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providng current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include building custodians, pest controllers, private…

Focusing on occupations in energy-producing industries, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include coal mining, occupations in…

Focusing on government occupations, this document is one in a series of forty-one reprints from the Occupational Outlook Handbook providing current information and employment projections for individual occupations and industries through 1985. The specific occupations covered in this document include federal civilian government employees, state and…

Building upon the body of knowledge re: rural cooperatives generated by the Office of Economic Opportunity and its research and demonstration programs, this paper proposes a design for a national program of Federal support for cooperatives serving the rural poor. Specifically, this paper presents: (1) the basic situation of the rural poor and the…

During FY 1976, the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program (FMCCP) served 43,225 migrant children. Consisting of four major educational components (early childhood, language arts, Learn and Earn, and supportive services), FMCCP was committed to providing preventative education (preschool services), and compensatory education (language arts,…