This pamphlet, published by the Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration, is the third of a Careers-Canada series and describes careers in mechanical repair occupations. The pamphlet is divided into eight major sections: (1) history and importance; (2) fields of work; (3) nature of work (this section is subdivided into automotive repair…

This booklet addresses the topic of evaluating people and is intended to provide assistance to persons involved in establishing a positive approach to comprehensively appraising the performance of individuals within their respective organizations. The booklet describes a systematic approach that uses the specification of measurable objectives as…

With the establishment of the Bureau of Institutional Schools (BIS) within the Division of Special Education, educational specialists have been appointed to represent the bureau in each of the division's six regional offices. The primary role of the BIS representative is one of assistance in the development of educational programs for children…

Adults often return to school to acquire skills useful or necessary to enter or change their status in the world of work. It is helpful for them to have access to materials which describe familiar careers and introduce new jobs and occupations. This annotated compendium is designed to meet that need by reviewing and listing printed and audiovisual…

Based on a survey of 40.8 percent (1,094) of the members of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT), this report documents women's characteristics and their contributions to the broadcasting field. Sections of the report provide bar graphs depicting: (1) the types of companies and agencies where AWRT members work; (2) the types of jobs held…

This report is intended to serve as a basic information source for those who seek to establish an Occupational Resource Center, are seeking information concerning paraprofessional training programs, or simply wish to expand their awareness of the programs and materials available in the career education field. This report is intended as a guideline…

This annotated bibliography is composed of 196 citations which primarily represent the period from 1960 to 1970. It presents a variety of sources on local and national manpower information. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions of Population, Manpower Information, Economic Information, Labor Force…

To identify current program characteristics, the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in New York State sent a questionnaire to the administrators of 57 BOCES programs. The questionnaire sought basic enrollment data pertaining to occupational education programs in agriculture, distribution, health, home economics (gainful), office,…

Three specific student needs are initially discussed: (1) the need to assess personal abilities, aptitudes, interests, job and college characteristic preferences, and physical and social characteristics; (2) the need to acquire information about educational and occupational alternatives; and (3) the need to learn and apply a strategy for…

On May 8 and 9, 1970, 170 people from six provinces and four states gathered in Thunder Bay, Ontario, at Lakehead University, for a two-day workshop on the subject of library technicians. The objectives of this workshop were: (1) to consider the role of library assistants or technicians and the type of post-secondary school training which they…

This annotated bibliography is composed of 100 citations covering the period from 1960 to 1970. All entries are journal articles related to the interpretation of industry or operational aspects of technology in industrial arts. Listings are arranged alphabetically according to author under the general divisions of Philosophy and Rationale,…

Papers included in these proceedings are concerned with the following topics: (1) "What Do We Really Know About Career Development," (2) "Manpower Policy and Vocational Education;" (3) "How Guidance Services Should Grow in Occupational Education;" (4) "Links;" (5) "The Role for the Vocational Educational Counselors for the Decade Ahead;" and (6)…

Based on the premises that a major aim of guidance is to help students make wise vocational and educational decisions, and that learning to collect and use relevant information is helpful in making such decisions, this study compares several behavioral reinforcement techniques for effectiveness in increasing information seeking behavior (ISB) by…

This manual is designed to serve the classroom teacher as a guide to the accompanying televised series of programs on the world of work. The Television Series is designed to give a broad overview of many occupations, by bringing into the classroom more than fifty "guests" from all levels of preparation: the semi-skilled, the skilled, the…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate motivational aspects of adolescents' vocational behaviors. A motivational contributor to situations perceived as demanding excellence or success-failure is the anxiety level aroused by the success-failure cues in the situation. Subjects were 228 adolescents from grades nine through twelve in…