As maps relate geographic areas, job clusters chart the relationships occupations have to one another--a concept which is vital to career education. (Author)

The unit is presented in five steps: a pre-test is given; the clusters are introduced and defined; students tentatively select four clusters for exploration; students are placed in groups according to cluster choices; and class time is set aside for exploratory activities. (AG)

Describes the revision of three measures: Career Occupational Preference System Interest Inventory, the Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey, and the Career Ability Placement Survey. (SK)

The 1990s saw considerable growth in employment, especially among high- and low-paid workers. However, there has been comparatively little real wage growth. (SK)

This study was designed to identify the important clusters of occupational groups identifiable from an analysis of the dimensions accounting for similarity in profile shapes among a set of 28 new vocational interest measures. (Author)

The document is part of a series that reports the findings and accomplishments of the Models for Career Education in Iowa project which was initiated to research, define, and describe an emerging concept of career education and to suggest possible approaches for implementation in a school curriculum. Information about a wide range of available…

This index was developed primarily to define the industrial and occupational classification systems adopted for the 1970 Census of Population. For each category in the classification systems it presents the individual titles constituting the particular category. Approximately 19,000 industry and 23,000 occupation titles are included. These titles…

Addresses selecting among and using the numerous quantitative job classification procedures, with a focus on the decision-making tasks and practical difficulties that confront users of each. (Author/ABB)

Analyzed samples of women (N=80) from five different occupations for degree of interest homogeneity. Results indicated that there may be important differences within occupations and that the similarities may be trivial and overused in occupational interest inventories. (LLL)

The use of occupational clusters in business and office education provides students with experiences needed to make career decisions and with competencies to function successfully in a variety of occupations. (SK)

Describes the process of developing the national standards for the health science career cluster. Describes a pilot test sponsored by Health Occupations Students of America and addresses the process of standards-based instruction. (JOW)

Describes O*Net (Occupational Information Network), the database that replaced the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. O*Net includes information on the knowledge, skills, abilities, interest, preparation, contexts, and tasks associated with 1,122 occupations. Includes a comparison chart and a content model. (JOW)

Describes the development of the Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey and the structure of work values it measures, including the most important values in each of 14 occupational clusters. Presents 1995 revision and validity data. (SK)