ERIC Number: ED018034
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1967
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OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, SELECTED READINGS.
STAHLECKER, LOTAR V., ED.
INTENDED AS A REFERENCE TOOL FOR PROFESSIONAL PERSONS, THIS COMPILATION CONTAINS 78 ARTICLES SELECTED FOR THEIR PERTINENCE TO OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION FOR MENTALLY RETARDED YOUTH AND ADULTS. THE ARTICLES ARE GROUPED INTO SIX MAJOR AREAS. ON GUIDANCE, 22 ARTICLES COVER THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO WORK, COUNSELING, EVALUATION OF WORK POTENTIAL, WORK CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS, AND OTHER GUIDANCE PROGRAMS. CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, 17 PAPERS DESCRIBE PREVOCATIONAL, VOCATIONAL, AND ON THE JOB TRAINING. THE 11 ARTICLES ON WORK EXPERIENCE EXPLORE SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS. THE ISSUES, PRACTICES, AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP ARE CONSIDERED IN 12 PAPERS. EIGHT ARTICLES ON COMMUNITY PLACEMENT DISCUSS THE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES INVOLVED. ON THE LAST OF THE SIX AREAS, THAT OF FOLLOWUP STUDIES, EIGHT PAPERS REVIEW ADJUSTMENT OF MENTAL RETARDATES. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM CHARLES C THOMAS, PUBLISHER, BANNERSTONE HOUSE, 301-327 EAST LAWRENCE AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62703, FOR $24.00. (DF)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Community Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Exceptional Child Education, Followup Studies, Individual Characteristics, Job Training, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation, On the Job Training, Placement, Prevocational Education, Sheltered Workshops, Vocational Adjustment, Vocational Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocational Training Centers, Work Experience Programs, Work Study Programs
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