The concept of purpose underlies the development of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD), which incorporates a computer-based interactive information system intended to facilitate realization of purpose. This report clarifies the psychological theory of the ISVD in a discussion of the evaluation of individual purpose and the…

This document is a collection of project reports from the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD), which is designed to meet the vocational needs of users from kindergarten through retirement by providing occupational facts and/or data which can be converted into vocational information. The project reports cover such concepts as…

Designed to meet the vocational needs of users from kindergarten through retirement, the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) provides occupational facts and/or data which can be converted into vocational information. This annual report describes the first year of development of a prototype of the ISVD, the completion of which is…

To investigate and resolve some of the problems associated with developing a permanent state-wide occupational information service system for planning and programing vocational education, a small scale data bank was developed for six selected countries in Alabama. Inputs were collected from 38 high schools offering vocational education, two…

The Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) helps a person make decisions in choosing a vocation by collecting and processing data which include the following areas of information: college, career, military service, family, and the user's responses. It is vital that the machine be made to understand English--the natural language of the…