A survey of high school students' attitudes toward their prospective involvement in the world of work and the influences which promote or hinder their employment choices was conducted to contribute data toward the design of a model labor market information system. Two-thirds of the students sampled said that they had reached decisions about their…

Changing times place new demands on those involved in the implementation of construction projects. Within a relatively few years, the size and complexity of projects has grown substantially. Environmental and other public and social considerations are increasingly significant. With growing complexity, the requirements for effective project…

Volume 2 of a two volume report on student curriculum materials is intended for use in a group career guidance program. Included are group session outlines with complete facilitator instructions and student group materials, either developed or used by the original Group Guidance Program. Most of the group sessions involve the case study method;…

The elementary grades resource units were prepared to provide students with occupational information to make them aware of the meaning of work and to present the "world of work" in a manner appropriate to the students' state of development. This document is comprised of teaching units for the several elementary grades, with information…

Based on a survey of the characteristics of unemployed aerospace workers, this is the first of two reports developed to suggest alternate job opportunities in government agencies for unemployed aerospace engineers and scientists. Included in the brief summaries of 70 government job titles are general, basic qualifications and the government agency…

The Apex Exemplary Project served 2,203 students in 4 schools of the Wake County, North Carolina, school system. The project was designed to expand career exploration and availability of occupational information to the lower and middle grades, to increase opportunities for work experience and cooperative education, to provide for specialized skill…

This is one of a series of guidance booklets containing information designed to help teenagers understand and solve personal problems, get along successfully with others, and make realistic educational and vocational plans. This booklet focuses on the effect of changes in American society on the world of work. Topics discussed include: (1) changes…

Three hundred randomly selected subjects were interviewed concerning their personal characteristics and the geographic area of residence. These factors, including occupation, age, education level, and measures of mobility, were analyzed using stepwise multiple regression to isolate predictors of personal mobility. Multiple correlation coefficients…

This was used as part of the White Bear Senior High School evaluation of its flexible modular scheduling program. This phase of the study was in cooperation with Total Information for Educational Systems. It is for students who graduated from the school. Sections of the questionnaire deal with personal and occupational information. It is arranged…

This project was designed to develop and demonstrate to teachers, administrators, and the public, a coordinated and integrated program of career development from Grade 1 through post-secondary vocational-technical education, in order to give impetus to the development of career-centered curriculums for vocational complexes in Mississippi. The…

Designed as a basic reference source for vocational counselors and manpower planners, this handbook includes job descriptions and employment outlook information for white-collar, blue-collar, and service occupations. Updated to include 26 new occupational and industry outlook statements, information in the handbook is based on data received from…

To fill a need for defining and describing 15 occupational clusters identified by the U.S. Office of Education for a comprehensive career education program in a Texas county, this federally funded analysis presents separately for each of the 15 clusters a rationale, methodology, subgroupings into job families and occupational listings, and a chart…

An Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) is described and discussed. The system is intended to accommodate, in potential, the vocational needs of users extending from kindergarten to retirement. With ISVD, occupational facts/data can be converted into vocational information by means of personal inquiry which is at least initially…

AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGES AND CLUSTERS OF KNOWLEDGES MOST WIDELY USEFUL IN MAJOR TYPES OF WORK COMMONLY DONE BY ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS. PRINCIPAL TASKS OF TECHNICIANS WERE CLASSIFIED AS (1) DIAGNOSING TROUBLE IN SYSTEMS, (2) ADJUSTING AND OPERATING, (3) SERVICING, (4) ASSEMBLING, (5) INSTALLING, (6) DESIGNING AND…

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE IDAHO OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING UNIT INCLUDED CONDUCTING OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH, COORDINATING ACTIVITIES AMONG VARIOUS AGENCIES, AND PROVIDING RESEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE UNIT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF ITS OPERATION IN JUNE 1965 WERE--(1) THE IDENTIFICATION OF…