Describes a peer assistance approach to job placement that guidance departments in secondary schools can implement with minimal expense and staff time. (FL)

Looks at the factors complicating the management of student worker budgets in libraries (e.g., the number of separate but interrelated budgets involved). Proposes a budgetary system incorporating double-entry bookkeeping, continuous proving, and combination receipts and disbursements. Considers the advantages of the system and details procedures.…

Reports that significantly greater numbers of high school students have jobs now than did in the past, limiting the time student publication staff members can give to their publications. Offers suggestions to advisers with busy staff Members. (GT)

Contains suggestions to help vocational teachers develop and implement a placement plan that helps ensure and document their program's success. Suggestions concern the content and use of student files, development of employer files, cross references, various methods of public relations, matching students to jobs, and files on interviews. (CT)

This book provides a suggested model for district administrators, Job Service district directors, Private Industry Councils, and others working to create or re-implement in-school job placement programs in Wisconsin high schools. It includes a list of points to be considered and covered in the "statement of agreement" drawn up by…

A process of work-study job placement at the University of South Carolina which improves the efficiency of program management is described, including a preliminary campus survey, a manual for employers, and a job board from which students can select preferred jobs. A sample job advertisement and award letter are included. (MSE)

This packet contains materials about and by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) for Vocational Special Education of the Irving Independent School District (IISD), Texas. It discusses benefits to the business sector, both corporately and individually: introduction of management to an untapped resource, employee involvement in worthwhile programs,…

Methods used at Haverford College to hire, train, and manage student employees are described, including both successful and unsuccessful approaches. Management problems, performance improvement incentives, and appropriate student roles and expectations are examined. Much of the information is drawn from a survey of current and former student…

This manual is designed to assist school personnel, employers, parents/guardians, and students in understanding the policies and procedures required to operate effective diversified cooperative training (DCT) and diversified cooperative health occupations (DCHO) programs. Chapter I describes DCT/DCHO programs, their structure, types of program…

This book is designed to provide a foundation in the principles of supervision and to serve as a handbook for the day-to-day problems that arise in supervising student employees in academic libraries. Chapters 1-3 describe the role of student employees in the academic library, the role of the student employee supervisor, and basic principles of…

Advice for stretching the capacity of the small college public relations office includes planning well; using strategy; searching out creative ideas; choosing quality over quantity in press releases; using student and volunteer workers; developing strong media relations; accepting advice; and anticipating problems. (MSE)

This handbook provides guidelines for rural areas throughout Virginia or the nation for establishing an employment counseling and placement service. The first section focuses on the Job Referral Service (JRS) organization and administration. It describes the responsibilities and roles of (1) the school administration and faculty who provide…

A discussion of student-employee management in the college admissions office looks at the philosophy underlying student use in this function, employee recruitment and hiring practices, training and compensation, monitoring of student-employee performance, and the personal and professional rewards of working with student employees in this context.…

A guide for colleges concerning institutional financial aid services for adults is presented. Results of national surveys on participation in adult education are provided to help institutions design programs for adults. Nine characteristics of adult students are described, along with implications for policies and procedures of the financial aid…

This guide, which presents the findings of a 1994 survey of nearly 500 Canadian women who fulfill family and work responsibilities while studying in social work, nursing, and adult education programs, is designed to help employers, educators, advisors, and administrators deal with the increased numbers of female students attempting to balance…