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Wilson, Thurlow R.; Richards, John A. – 1975
Research findings on the employment of disabled veterans in a practical format are presented for people interested in the goal of equal employment opportunity for disabled veterans--job developers, vocational counselors, service officers of veterans organizations, employment service administrators, and employers. The guide contains findings from a…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems, Employment Services
Easterday, Joseph R.; And Others – 1987
This paper is a product of Project COMPETE, a service demonstration project undertaken for the purpose developing and validating a model and training sequence that applies the results of previous research and exemplary practices to improved transition services for moderately, severely, and profoundly retarded youth. The paper presents a set of…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Community Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
SEARCH Group, Inc., Sacramento, CA. – 1981
Should private employers have a right of access to criminal history record information in order to make employment decisions about applicants and employees? This book addresses both legal and operational questions relating to the use of criminal justice data for private employment and decision-making purposes. The informative, non-prescriptive…
Descriptors: Adults, Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Crime
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHHS), Bethesda, MD. – 1981
Perhaps two million or more people in the United States have experienced mental or emotional problems, have been treated and returned to the community, and want their lives to be as normal as possible. Unfortunately, these people often face insurmountable obstacles in finding a job, largely because of public and employer ignorance or prejudice…
Descriptors: Adults, Emotional Disturbances, Employee Attitudes, Employees
Ford, Ann S., Ed. – 1976
Intended for supervisors involved in the work study program at Berea College, this manual describes techniques and philosophies inherent in the supervisor-student relationship. Work-learning is defined and the supervisor's role and responsibilities are examined. Student manpower characteristics (including inaccurate expectations, desire for…
Descriptors: College Students, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Guidelines
Hawkes, Dennis A.; Kapraun, E. Daniel, Jr. – 1971
In order to design a long-range plan for developing and evaluating career education programs and services at Frederick Community College (Maryland), the following steps were taken: (1) 210 representatives of education, business, industry, and community organizations were selected to participate in a Delphi survey to define the goals of career…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Rogers, David J. – 1981
This guide is intended for job developers, counselors, and other staff who interact with employers to locate jobs for their clients. The guide was written specifically for individuals working with Indochinese refugees, but may be useful to practitioners working to place any limited-English-speaking or otherwise hard-to-place population. The…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Employer Attitudes, Employers, Employment Interviews
Michigan Association of School Administrators, East Lansing. – 1973
To carry out an affirmative action policy, school districts should base hiring practices on educational goals that aim at acceptance of people as human beings not as minority group members. The hiring practices should employ minority group people to recruit minority candidates for professional and nonprofessional positions, clearly defining…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Employment, Civil Rights, Cultural Pluralism
Hawaii State Commission on Manpower and Full Employment, Honolulu. – 1981
To help reduce youth unemployment in Hawaii (which stood at about 26 percent in 1975), a statewide policy was developed which included goals for youth employment. These goals are (1) to establish priority for programs that promote long-term employability; (2) to improve youth's transition from school to work; (3) to diversify and increase…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Education Work Relationship, Employee Attitudes
Newby, Howard L., Comp.; Herring, Keith, Comp. – 1973
This manual is an outline of instruction and unit lessons developed for and intended to be used as an integral part of pre-employment training programs. It is designed to provide training activities related to job preparation and employment. Emphasis is placed on encouraging each trainee to develop an awareness of positive personal traits which…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs
Rice, Eric; And Others – 1976
Part of a series devoted to identifying and evaluating strategies which vocational education administrators and instructors can use at the secondary student, teacher, or administrator level to eliminate sex stereotyping and sex bias in vocational education programs, this simulation activity involves students in real-life situations requiring…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Decision Making Skills, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Stein, Walter M. – 1977
Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook is one of a subset of three program support function guides. Activities listed are designed to affect the indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Development
Harris, Zelema; Eros, Dawn – 1978
The procedures manual, developed for the vocational curriculum evaluation model, details the process used to evaluate programs. In the first of eight sections, the manual presents seven criteria for judging the program: (1) meeting job market needs, (2) meeting past-present students' vocational aspirations, (3) demonstrating graduates' successful…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Community Colleges
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Leadership Training Inst./Vocational and Special Education. – 1981
This information guide is designed to help handicapped adults and parents of handicapped youth become aware of the vocational programs and services available in the community as well as in Illinois and to understand what to ask for when considering vocational programing. Chapter 1 is an introduction and overview. Information is provided on the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Career Awareness, Career Development
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