The author describes Project Ace, a comprehensive program designed to encourage employment of people with disabilities in the Great Falls Public Schools. Components of the program include job analysis, supervisor training, minimally restrictive support, affirmative screening, and evaluation. (CH)

Enriched Career Search, a program for helping gifted students in their career development, is divided into seven modules: (1) "Your Career and You," (2) "Self-Evaluation," (3) "Job Study," (4) "The Adult World," (5) "Group Roles," (6) "Ethical Considerations in Work," and (7) "Career…

Old Dominion University's use of a job analysis technique to validate the instruments used in the personnel selection process, with the objective of improving personnel selection, retention, evaluation, and development, is described and illustrated with instruments and data used in the program. (MSE)

An examination of the origin and content of general systems theory is followed by identification of the major characteristics of systems and brief discussion of use of models. Two ways of applying a systems model are identified and their appropriateness is assessed in relation to particular training circumstances. (55 references). (Author/MBR)

A study of the perceived importance of selected tasks for building and coordinating educational articulation programs in Alabama and the frequency with which those tasks were actually performed by articulation personnel revealed considerable disagreement about both the functions of articulation programs and their administration. (MSE)

Describes research which attempts to provide a solution to the performance criterion problem, concluding that is seems possible to measure many aspects of clerical work using psychometric measures that are highly job related; recommends that such devices be used to supplement ratings in the performance evaluation process.

In order to provide more useful and timely occupational information for program development and evaluation, curriculum design, and labor market response to employer needs, the federal Office of Management and Budget has created a standard system of occupational definitions called the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Criteria for the SOC…

Paper is continuation of an article on training within insurance and attempts to show the value of a systematic approach to on-the-job training and to prove that the methods discussed in this paper enable training to a high degree of accuracy to be effected in a short time. (Author)

Here's an example of how an instructional materials center can provide leadership in the development of curriculum materials for occupational home economics. (Editor)

"In this study a linear programming model for determining an 'optimal' salary schedule was derived then applied to an educational salary structure. The validity of the model and the effectiveness of the approach were established. (Author)

The Instructional Systems Development approach for vocational education programs provides a methodology for gathering and analyzing job information, developing instructional materials, and conducting instruction and evaluation. This approach is based upon evidence that each job task can be identified and analyzed and that appropriate objectives…

In the English Language Training Unit of the Bank of Canada, the duties performed by an individual worker are examined closely and a language-use profile developed. Authentic recordings of specific problematic occupational situations are used and found to be highly motivating in training. Examples of exercise discourse are given. (MSE)

Surveyed 100 North Carolina elementary counselors and compared the results with earlier studies. Describes school situations and the role and function of counselors. This sample contained more women than men, and was younger and less experienced than earlier groups. Generally low levels of anxiety were found. (JAC)

Examined the percentage of time college counselors spent performing nine counseling functions. Findings indicated over 50 percent of the counselors' time was spent on vocational, educational, and personal counseling. Found significant relationships for small-large and medium-large colleges and significant differences across three college sizes for…

Offers guidelines on estimating the value of administrative jobs based on procedures long used in business and industry. (Author/WD)