Procedures used for developing a quantified job analysis system for managerial personnel in a power utility are described. Factor analysis of questionnaires yielded 60 job dimensions which were used to define position profiles and job clusters. The usefulness of this type of information for personnel decisions is discussed. (Author/SJL)

This paper summarizes the purposes, history, and funding history of the curriculum development program which is Part I of the Vocational Education Amendments, describes the major categories of the program effort, and offers recommendations for the future of the program. Problems in career development and management at the national level which have…

The report describes a career education project for grades K-12, developed for a rural school district in Maine, consisting of six elements: all subject matter tie-in, hands on experiences, resource persons, field trips, role playing, and career awareness. The chapter summarizing the project's results graphically demonstrates the various…

The report describes a project to implement a cluster curriculum in the graphic communications and metals clusters in an area vocational high school setting. A flexible curriculum allowed for the development of competencies common to all trade areas within the cluster. The material was organized into 10-week units of instruction to be completed at…