The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to summarize relevant research and Internet resources to update families, special education professionals, and researchers on what is currently known related to assistive technology and secondary transition procedures. Information is provided on the following topics: (1) assistive technology and…

Includes relevant passages from the working document discussed at the Fourth Regional Conference of Ministers of Education and Those Responsible for Economic Planning in Asia and Oceania, five recommendations adopted by participants, and a 303-item annotated bibliography on the establishment of links between education and productive work. (JEG)

This paper outlines the necessity for career counseling and career education which attempts to relate school to the community, to the world of work, and to leisure-time activity from the earliest grades through the retirement years. Learning is designed to occur in the total community rather than merely inside traditional schools. The paper…

This report describes how available measures/tests of employability skills were identified and analyzed to determine their suitability for evaluating the employability skills of students enrolled in Iowa vocational programs. Conclusions of this research are as follows: suitable measures are available for assessing the employability skills of…

This bibliography on foreign language instruction and career preparation is divided into four parts. Part I presents general materials on the intersection of foreign language instruction and career preparation. Materials in Part II provide specific examples of programs or courses that are designed to address the issue of preparation of students of…

This annotated bibliography describes materials available for computer-assisted instruction in career education. The materials are suitable for use by regular, disadvantaged, and handicapped students and by students whose facility in English is limited. These materials may be used for developing tests, testing, reviewing, and vocabulary. The…

This publication lists 76 career materials in the Partnership for Academic and Career Education (PACE) collection that are available for loan to interested teachers, counselors, and others in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties, South Carolina, schools. The list cites 40 books, 7 videos, 12 periodicals or other professionally developed…

This document consists of the annotated bibliography compiled as part of the Languages of the World of Work (LWOW) project. The bibliography specifically concerns language training for the world of work. Citations include both published and unpublished books, monographs, pamphlets, journal articles, films and other media which: (1) are relevant to…

The five matrices in this volume are designed to assist states in coordinating their Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs. The matrices, each organized around a theme, summarize key elements of a variety of federal programs. Matrix A features the main programs of human services, labor, and education agencies that are most critical to…

This issue contains approximately 250 abstracts selected from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education related to vocational and technical education research and development from the June through November 1980 Resources in Education. Abstracts, ordered by ED number, may include some or all of the following information:…

This handbook is designed as a resource guide to aid teachers and counselors to select quality materials to meet specific instructional needs in teaching employability skills. To help the user select appropriate materials, the handbook includes a chapter on each of the following five major components of employability skills: (1) decision making,…

This bibliography draws together the best sources of information currently available on establishing, staffing, and operating career resource centers. Twenty-four citations from ERIC and other databases include administrative materials, information analyses, journal articles, opinion papers, and research guides. Two articles, representative of…

Designed to provide a listing of suggested resources to support the Project Basic instructional guide on the world of work, this bibliography consists of annotated listings of student-use materials (library books, films, filmstrips, kits, records, games, audio and videotapes, filmloops, transparencies, periodicals, and pamphlets) arranged…

This resource list identifies 151 instructional products and guides to help teachers plan Education for Employment programs and facilitate student learning. The resources listed are drawn from publishers and various state and professional curriculum centers. Each listing includes a brief description of the resource, publisher, item order number,…

Designed to assist colleges, school boards, and other educational institutions to offer awareness-oriented courses and workshops to both the general public and educational personnel, this package of resource materials describes print and nonprint materials relating to the needs of disabled adults. Outlined are issues and questions for discussion…