Viewing job placement as the keystone in a metaphoirical arch which represents the school's career development services (on one side, the educational structure; on the other, the world of work), the author sees it both as a source of feedback for evaluation and as a way of showing accountability. (Author/AJ)

It is past time to commit money and manpower toward developing a vocational placement and follow-up structure within every school district, involving the teacher, business, industry, and at least one placement specialist. The sole function of the placement specialist would be vocational placement. (DS)

The American Vocational Association's Guidance Division Interest Group on Placement and Development's past three years' activities are summarized; placement services should be cooperative and comprehensive, relative to an employment region, and eliminate multiple employer contacts. A new national model, "Placement Services Training Curriculum…

How vocational educators can help turn the dropout toward becoming a producer rather than a dependent on society. (Author/MU)

In this brief overview of placement services for a comprehensive school, the following topics are discussed: (1) the history of job placement; (2) the need for job placement services (accountability); (3) general objectives of placement services; (4) format for establishing a school placement service; (5) school-business-industry cooperation; (6)…

Ohio's job placement services' history reveals an emphasis on college-bound and vocationally trained students to the exclusion of placement aid for general education students. A more comprehensive approach to job placement services for all students is urged and Title I of the Vocational Education Amendment of 1968 is quoted to support the need for…

The guide argues for the establishment of placement services in secondary schools and provides detailed instructional units and suggestions for conducting pre-employment clinics which aim to provide all students leaving school with a basic understanding and working knowledge of the skills necessary to seek out and obtain employment or additional…

The guide is designed to provide school administrators and guidance directors with an outline of what has been and what can be developed in the areas of structure and organization of student job placement programs. It describes a model program developed for the Akron-Summit County Ohio secondary schools, and consists of detailed outlines of the…