State policymakers recognize the economic imperative to ensure that education and training are connected to good jobs. Employers are seeking -- and are often struggling -- to hire appropriately skilled workers. For job seekers, the path to a good job with education beyond a high school diploma is certainly clearer than one without postsecondary…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the roles of doctoral program specialists in Big Ten universities. Face-to-face interviews with 20 doctoral program specialists employed in institutions in the Big Ten were conducted. Participants were asked to describe their roles within their work place. The doctoral program specialists reported their…

This report presents data on job opportunities and skill requirements through 2018 arranged by the 16 career clusters in the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006. The data are arranged state-by-state and the District of Columbia, from 2008 through 2018. Skill requirements are reflected in the length and extent of educational preparation and training…

The Michigan Occupational Information System is the largest in the country and is available at over 2,400 sites, including schools, libraries, correctional facilities, and labor unions. (JOW)

EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL ALTERNATIVES OPEN TO FARM BOYS AND GIRLS, THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR JOB CHOICE, THE EFFECTS OF THEIR CHOICES ON THEIR JOB PERFORMANCE, AND WAYS OF IMPROVING THEIR CHOICES ARE DISCUSSED. INFORMATION IS BASED ON PERTINENT LITERATURE IN THE FIELD. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE IS SUCH THAT THE MORE…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the level of observed performance on the feedback strategy selected by a performance evaluator. One hundred and twenty-three actual performance evaluators from 15 different organizations and 123 college students reviewed, in groups which ranged from 2 to 20, a job description for…

One way in which the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) of Michigan can have a positive impact on linking the educational system and the employment world is by providing leadership that recognizes and promotes the preparation of youth with job transferable skills. To that aim, this paper attempts to describe measurable employability…

A MATRIX MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED FOR DEMONSTRATING THE RELATIONSHIPS OF SPECIFIC CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND/OR COURSES TO VARIOUS TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS. DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THREE PHASES--(1) COLLECTION OF OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSES DATA AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS, (2) CRITICAL ANALYSES OF THE COLLECTED DATA AND CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS…

A nonexperimental ex post facto comparative study in the Jackson Area Career Center (Michigan) determined the correlation between basic skills grade levels indicated by standardized tests and success or failure in auto mechanics classes. In addition, the study determined whether the grade level of achievement in basic skills is correlated with…

This report summarizes both the findings obtained from an analysis of managerial jobs in courts and the options that exist for future management training of Michigan court personnel. The first section describes the need for and importance of information about managerial jobs in courts. The next section describes the development of the Michigan…

Focusing on occupational clusters of transportation and communications, this unit entitled "Telephone Workers" is one of four grade one units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections. Section 1 identifies one career development-centered…

Focusing on the occupational clusters of health, hospitality, recreation, clerical, technology, and research, this unit entitled "Airline Workers" is one of four grade 3 units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections. Section 1 identifies…

Focusing on the occupational clusters of transportation and communication and hospitality and recreation, this unit entitled "Going Abroad, Anyone?" is one of three grade 6 units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections. Section 1…

In partial replication of a 1989 Ohio study, job satisfaction questionnaires were distributed in 1994 to support staff in 13 Michigan state academic libraries. Results indicated that, although staff are satisfied with supervision, coworkers, and benefits, there is dissatisfaction with opportunities for promotion, pay, and contingent rewards. These…

Focusing on occupational clusters in the areas of the arts, technology, research, and personal and product services, this unit entitled "A Few of Our Favorite Things" is one of four grade 1 units which are part of a total set of twenty-seven career development curriculum units for grades K-6. This unit is organized into four sections.…