An analysis of survey responses from a sample of occupational therapists on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Occupational therapist is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

An analysis of survey responses from a sample of radiological technicians on competency characteristics for their occupation is presented in this document. (Radiological technician is one of seventeen occupation groups included in this research.) The competencies are reported in five categories: (1) those competencies selected by the respondents…

The suggestions for learning activities in career education are presented with the aim of establishing career exploration opportunities with special emphasis on individual review and exploration. Objectives and activities, resources, and evaluations focus on four domains of career consciousness (self and interpersonal skills, knowledge of work and…

The instructional booklet explores various occupations in the occupational cluster of manufacturing. In the first chapter, the student is briefly introduced to the occupational cluster concept and to the general area of manufacturing. Chapter 2 describes jobs involved in the production of materials and processing of goods. Chapter 3 discusses…

The bibliography provides listings of currently available curriculum guides, course outlines, instructional and reference materials, and visual aids relevant to all areas of vocational education. The major areas under which listings are grouped include business and office occupations, trade and technical vocations, health education and…

The purpose of this booklet is to acquaint students as well as school counselors and teacher s with the major occupations providing opportunities for non-college bound youth. The occupations listed were selected from a number of occupational surveys conducted by the Wisconsin State Employment Service. Occupations chosen are those in which the…

Changes in occupational aspirations of South Carolina high school students between 1966-67 and 1972-73 were examined by race and sex. Data were collected as a part of a regional research project involving several Southern States. During 1966-67, all 10th grade students in 42 randomly selected high schools stratified by students' race and size of…

Improved classification and assignment of enlisted personnel is intended to bring about improved retention and job performance. The present study focused on two instruments of potential usefulness in enlisted classification, the Navy Vocational Interest Inventory (NVII) and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB). Previous findings have shown…

This compilation of ERIC abstracts dealing with communication is the fifth in a series that identifies research and instructional materials in selected occupational clusters. Sixty-nine documents were identified by means of computer searches of "Research in Education" from 1967 to December 1972. Instructions on how to use ERIC reference…

The author summarizes the origin of his occupational classification scheme, the main events in its development, and its present form. A number of deficiencies in this classification scheme are addressed, and the virtues of the scheme are enumerated. Although the present classification is the outcome of much empirical work, individual…

The semantic differential was used to assess the properties of affect elicited by occupational stimuli. Vocationally committed men studying medicine, business, and engineering responded to a semantic differential containing occupational concepts. Results show a semantic space for all three groups composed of three orthogonal dimensions of affect…

This paper, a by-product of an extension of DOT to the Australian Census Classification of Occupations, attempts to validate worker function hierarchies in terms of worker traits. It shows that variation in worker traits across 21, 741 occupations listed in DOT is closely reflected in the 197 worker function profiles. (Author)

Modification of instructions to the Activities and Competencies section of Holland's Self-Directed Search to allow users more flexibility in responding to items was compared to the standard set of instructions. Results indicated modified instructions did significantly alter users' summary codes although users were not more satisfied. (Author)

United States Employment Service data on the cognitive and noncognitive aptitude requirements of different occupations were used to create an occupational classification--the Occupational Aptitude Patterns (OAP) Map. Thirteen job clusters are arrayed according to major differences in overall intellectual difficulty level and in functional focus…

During the 1970s the most important shift in the distribution of the sexes by occupation was the larger female representation among managers; the proportion of specific occupations that were male-dominated declined, but the share that were female-intensive remained the same. (Author/SK)