This report presented forms and guidelines for evaluating a superintendent of schools. Forms were contributed by Fort Worth, Texas; California School Boards Association and Association of California School Administrators; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Texas Association of School Boards; Madison, Wisconsin; Pomona Unified School District; Roseville, Michigan;…

Three of the variables which counselors need to attend to in helping disadvantaged youth to consider occupations such as engineering are: (1) knowledge of opportunities; (2) knowledge of self; and (3) procedures related to entry. With regard to knowledge of opportunities, it is suggested that counselors' energies would be better spent in…

This handbook has been prepared to eliminate some of the gap of manpower information at the local level by assisting local manpower experts in the collection of manpower data. Arranged in the order in which steps are taken in an actual survey, contents of the handbook progress from survey work preceding the fieldwork phase to work taking place…

The SERD (Social, Educational Research and Development, Inc.) Report, also known as "A Task Analysis of Library Jobs in the State of Illinois" (ED 040723) studies the problem of the proper utilization of library manpower from the viewpoint of the employee. The present report analyzes the data in the SERD Report and prepares proposals for…

Vocational Exploration Groups (VEG) is a program for aiding both youth and adults in to increasing clarification of their position in the occupational world. It is designed to lead an individual to personally supportive first choice of an occupation or to a reconsideration and a rechoice. The process consists of 27 steps within 5 phases of (1)…

The sociological study described in this volume, based on extensive interviews with more than 1300 practicing journalists, is one of the first large-scale national inquiries dealing with an occupational group. Interview statistics are used to paint a portrait of the people who make their living as full-time disseminators of news: those who work…

A classification scheme is given for materials related to occupational and educational opportunities collected by the Rutgers College Placement Office Library. The scheme assigns a four digit number to each item. The first digit designates which of the library's general areas the material covers: general, occupational, educational, or one of the…

This article describes an experiment designed to evaluate the effect of occupational information giving on subjects' cognitive complexity level. Results of the experiment indicate that information giving reduced subjects' cognitive differentiation of occupational/vocational constructs compared to control subjects. Theoretical, research, and…

Properly designed appraisal processes can result in higher levels of achievement for individuals and for organizations. Suggestions for one such system are outlined. (Author)

Reports on a study that had three main aims: to study the innovative aspects of the work of LEA advisors, to relate these to their overall functions, and to identify some of their principal training needs. (Author/IRT)

Leadership style is the key to successful communication and decision-making. A methodology is proposed to help school districts determine who should be considered management. (Author/MLF)

Explains what an apprenticeship is and how to qualify for it. Includes sample forms for aptitude test questions, interview evaluation sheet, apprenticeship agreement, a chart of the number of apprenticeships completed by occupational group in 1976, and a listing of state and regional apprenticeship information agencies. (MF)

Managers, supervisory personnel, clerical workers, and high school students were administered questionnaires which asked them to indicate whether they would discuss various work-related factors as applicants in an employment interview. A systematic tendency was found for respondents to prefer discussion of "motivators" rather than "hygiene…

The author presents a methodology to identify new and emerging occupations for the purpose of appropriate vocational education curriculum development, involving collection of occupational data, development of criteria, and evaluation of occupational data for curriculum development. (MF)

This article describes an empirical study that demonstrates the effectiveness of using cassette tapes to disseminate significant information on career education to a nationwide audience of educational leaders. (Author)