ERIC Number: ED203195
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
Pages: 123
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Program Guide for Developing a Comprehensive Program of Occupational Preparation for Handicapped Individuals in Georgia.
Gill, Douglas H.
This program guide examines a comprehensive occupational preparation program for the handicapped that is fiscally responsible, in concert with current practice, and has practical application possibilities. Section 1 is a position statement for the guide. Section 2 is a diagram showing program goals and objectives. The purpose of section 3 is to examine occupational preparation for the handicapped individual within existing service delivery models in Georgia. It centers around the four major service delivery models that currently exist: work activity center, self-contained class setting, resource class setting, and regular class setting. Each is examined in regard to four component areas (identification, assessment, individual program plan/individual education program development, instructional alternatives), and each component area is addressed in terms of basic concepts, strategies, role definitions, and recommendations. Section 4 regards additional factors for consideration in program development, including job placement, program evaluation, financing, teacher education, vocational education youth club organizations, career counseling, and advisory groups. Section 5 contains program guide implementation strategies. A directory of interagency contact persons throughout Georgia is presented in section 6. (YLB)
Descriptors: Career Education, Directories, Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Objectives, Position Papers, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design, Program Development, Program Guides, Resource Room Programs, Resources, Secondary Education, Special Classes, Special Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs
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Language: English
Sponsor: Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Vocational Education.
Authoring Institution: Georgia Univ., Athens. Coll. of Education.
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
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