This selective review of research and position papers focuses on some of the issues related to stereotyping and bias in the use of interest inventories, particularly regarding the effects on women clientele. (Author)

An analysis of the vocational preferences of policement and recruits indicated they have militaristic, mechanical, and risky types of interests. (Author)

Data on the predictive and concurrent validity of the SVIB-M Engineer Scale were studied to demonstrate the divergent ways in which validity could be reported and interpreted. (Author)

This article presents an analysis of the vocational interest patterns of a selected sample of 75 vocational counselors employed in the public schools. (Author)

Administered the Self-Directed Search--Form E to 44 high school students enrolled in remedial reading classes. Results showed students generally followed directions, but 75 percent failed to list even five occupational choices. Suggested the SDS-E may permit the assessment of vocational personalities despite poor self-assessment skills. (JAC)

An occupational interest scale for women pharmacists was developed by administering the Strong Vocational Interest Blank to a national sample of registered pharmacists. (Author)

On the basis of the present investigation, it is concluded that it is not possible at present to predict reliably whether a high school student's expressed vocational choice will be confirmed by his responses on a standardized preference inventory such as the Kuder DD. (Author)

Investigated classifying graduate students into worker function codes. Results support the proposition that, at least for psychology, worker functions provide a useful differentiation of intraoccupational groups. Students of different worker function profiles revealed interests and self-rated competence that agreed with their assigned codes. (JAC)

Summarizes research to develop a comprehensive and coordinated occupational testing and classification system. An extension of this research led to identification of measurable interest factors which are incorporated in a trait-oriented occupational classification structure contained in USES Guide for Occupational Exploration, a supplement to the…

The Jobs-Career Key is an occupational information test. The occupational titles correspond directly to Holland's personality and vocational typology. The item responses are referenced primarily from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the Occupational Outlook Handbook. (Author)

The Vocational Card Sort (VCS) is compared with the vocational inventory and differences in tasks required and information obtained are discussed. VCS procedures and modifications are discussed as well. (Author)

A developmental orientation toward interpreting Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory profiles is described and Gestalt counseling techniques for processing SCII information are emphasized. (Author)

This article shows how a client's level of aspiration and vocational interests can be measured by means of a short, reliable, and valid interest inventory. (Author)

The validities of two popular procedures for reporting interest inventory scores, one of which provides sex-stereotypic career suggestions, are compared in a longitudinal study of employed college graduates. Results of the study bear directly on the question of whether sex-restrictive interest reports can be justified on the basis of superior…