Investigated the ability to differentiate between job titles in freshmen undergraduate students (N=150) according to information related to Holland personality characteristics of persons in various occupations. Results indicated that subjects receiving personality information exhibited a significantly greater degree of differentiation among…

A survey of 51 instructional supervisors sought information on their time management: ideal versus actual use of their time, assigned tasks perceived as superfluous to jobs, and constraints on more effective use of time. Job clarification and personal time audits are aids to time management. (JW)

Reviews the history of Vocational Information for Education and Work (VIEW), a microfilm media system for presenting occupational information designed to be used in career planning and career education programs for secondary, postsecondary, and adult users. (JOW)

Described is the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles" (DOT), a system for classifying job information, and explained is its usefulness for handicapped students. (SBH)

An audiovisual communications consultant involved in planning a new facility is able to translate the needs of educators into integrated systems, and relate these to the architects and engineers in terms of working drawings, specifications, system descriptions, functional schematics, and block diagrams. (Author/MLF)

Almost 1,000 supervisors of buildings and grounds respond to a survey about their position, educational background, years of employment, salary, and purchasing power. (MLF)

Finding a competent technology leader to manage educational technology for a school district can be a daunting task. The technology director plays a vital role in the leadership of instructional technology and related services. This individual is in a position to frame out the vision and direction for how technology can be used in teaching and…

The community of child care providers in New Hampshire has adopted the Early Childhood Professional Development System as an initial step toward assuring quality care and education for children. This guide describes the components of that system and is presented in eight sections. Section 1 of the guide introduces the system based on a set of two…

America's public schools are facing a growing problem as the applicant pools for principal vacancies diminish. The purpose of this study was to assess principal certified personnel in a large school district to determine if they were interested in working in other capacities including their current jobs. A total of 251 persons were sent a mailed…

This study determines the relationship of career education teacher inservice preparation (CETIP) to the vocational development of sixth grade children receiving instruction from teachers who participated in such preparation. Children whose teachers had taken the inservice program scored higher than children whose teachers had not. (EK)

The purpose of this chapter is twofold: to provide the reader with an economist's view of education as a social investment and to offer a description of the basis for MISOE cost systems. (Author)

The teacher's role in providing career information becomes part of his guidance function. The industrial arts teacher should incorporate career information about occupational clusters within his curriculum. (DS)

Based on the author's dissertation, this article pertains to the identification of competencies for ornamental horticulture workers in Oregon. Findings were based on interviews with 56 ornamental horticulture business employers regarding 100 competencies. The method used can serve as a model for obtaining occupational information to develop and…

To familiarize students with a range of occupations, the staff of a junior high school has assembled material in the school library so the students can research jobs connected with industrial arts, metalworking, drafting, and graphic arts. (AG)

Law-focused career selection requires knowledge of the vocational development process and occupational information on law-related careers. (KM)