To develop better occupational programs--especially paraprofessional--the college surveyed the interests of 421 students in the General College (Spring 1967). The students were asked to identify their occupational interests on entering college, their current interests, and to indicate whether these had changed or ramained constant. They were also…

The study explored the feasibility of deriving an educationally relevant occupational cluster structure based on Occupational Analysis Inventory (OAI) work dimensions. A hierarchical cluster analysis was applied to the factor score profiles of 814 occupations on 22 higher-order OAI work dimensions. From that analysis, 73 occupational clusters were…

The Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) is a structured job analysis procedure that provides for the analysis of jobs in terms of each of 187 job elements, these job elements being grouped into six divisions: information input, mental processes, work output, relationships with other persons, job context, and other job characteristics. Two…

This pamphlet, published by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration, is the first of a Careers-Canada series and describes careers in construction. The pamphlet is divided into six major sections: (1) history and importance; (2) nature of the work, including planning, contracting, site preparation, roofing, finishing, plumbing; (3)…

This pamphlet, published by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration, is the second of a Careers-Canada series and describes careers in clerical occupations. The pamphlet is divided into nine major parts: (1) history and importance; (2) fields of employment; (3) nature of the work (this is subdivided into the secretarial group, the…

This report deals with the origin, development, verification, and revision of an occupational classification. John L. Holland ("The Psychology of Vocational Choice," 1966) proposed an a priori occupational classification of six categories: realistic, intellectual, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. These classes were defined in…

The general information necessary for planning a high school program in agricultural educated is provided, based on the following briefly described occupational areas: agricultural production, agricultural supplied/services, agricultural mechanics, agricultural products (processing, inspection, and marketing), agricultural resources (conversation,…

The Guide is intended to supplement career cluster curriculum guides with information that will assist administrators, school boards, teachers, and architects with facilities planning. It was determined that each cluster needs three kinds of space: resource center, support facilities, and a job simulation laboratory. Suggestions are offered for…

Plans for alternate ways of using laboratories as either open-plan cluster laboratories or as multiple traditional unit shops are presented. (Author/EC)

Presents a report on the process and procedures of determining generic occupational skills and clusters of occupations for optimal occupational training needs. Data collected from workers and their supervisors representing 37 different occupations. Respondents indicated whether specific skills were prerequisite for a job and whether those skills…

Examines the distribution of earnings within occupations. Finds that these are more widely distributed than earnings among differing occupations. Suggests some gender differences in the processes generating earnings disparities within occupations. (CH)

The processes by which Roe (1956) and Holland (1966) developed their structural representations of occupations are compared. Roe, using almost exclusively nonempirical means, formulated an eight-group circumplex, virtually identical to Holland's six-group hexagonal configuration that resulted from empirical research spanning 11 years. The…

Twenty-four company position models were developed as career-cluster office experience materials. Each contained a student-employee kit and a teacher-supervisor kit. These occupational models were flexible, good substitutes for cooperative programs, and particularly helpful to the less-than-average ability student. (AG)

As part of a follow-up study of vocational school students, the relationship between training and occupational placement was assessed using the coding scheme from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. (Author)

Installation and operation of the cluster approach in career education at the junior high school level provide an opportunity for these students to have a curriculum which is meaningful, realistic, and viable. (Author)