Describes work done by Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 (CETA) trainees as archeological technicians in salvaging underwater treasure from shipwrecks. (MF)

Describes documents in the ERIC data base which discuss effective use of teacher aides. (MKM)

Guidelines for writing job descriptions (with consideration given to cooperative and distributive education) are presented. Areas of discussion are procedure for job analysis, questions that gather information for job descriptions, writing the job description, and validity. A sample job description is included. (TA)

Data from career resources can provide topics for discussion and motivate students to study procedures for processing data by using system and procedure flowcharts to break down jobs into a series of simple steps and to trace the flow of work from one job or department to another. (TA)

An examination of management of housing for the elderly, a relatively new specialization within the field of housing management, with focus on the nature of work, training needed, employment outlook, and earnings. (JT)

The social service and health care occupation of homemaker-home health aide is described including job information, employment outlook, and benefits and drawbacks. (JT)

Depending on interests, training, and local or regional conditions, individuals might find quite specialized positions in the education field. Describes the major career categories in music education--elementary/secondary school music teacher, music supervisor/administrator, college/university music teacher, and studio/private music teacher.…

Discusses the use of volunteers in public libraries. Topics include types of volunteers; differences between volunteers and paid employees; a volunteer job description; problems with volunteers; managing volunteers; volunteer procedures; and examples of successful volunteer programs. (LRW)

Discusses a variety of careers that are related to the Internet: webmaster, web developer, systems administrator, programmer/software developer, customer service representative, and other occupations. Provides a primer on the Internet and a guide to Internet terminology. (JOW)

Describes the automotive service technician programs at New Mexico Junior College, Trident Technical College (SC), Parkside High School (MD), and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology (PA). Indicates that technicians now work on complex machines that contain computers and high-tech equipment. (JOW)

Calculations of average effect sizes were made for studies using none, one, or combinations of five critical career intervention ingredients: computer-assisted guidance, cognitive restructuring, vocational exploration, reading, and performance accomplishments. Analyses supported their importance and tested 16 hypotheses, identifying ways to…

Increasingly, school boards are using consultants to help them hire the right superintendents for their school systems. Proposes extending the consultants' contracts to coaching both board and superintendents on developing an effective working relationship. (MLF)

Discussion of the library, its information providing function, and the systems librarian examines: (1) the impact of information technology on libraries; (2) library organization charts; and (3) position advertisements--who are systems librarians, what do they do, and what should they do? (seven references) (MES)

Defines career information, discusses how information is acquired and used, and provides a model for moving career information to career knowledge. In the model of self, search, and synthesis, individuals develop information about themselves, gather information about the world of work, synthesize the information, and apply their knowledge to the…

Describes sources and types of career information (publications, media, instructional materials, software, people, simulations, visits, and work experience programs). Briefly addresses selecting and using career information. (SK)