This book which is intended for children in grades 4 through 6 includes information concerning the space industry and career opportunities. Included are five separate chapters, a summary, and a bibliography of children's books. The book describes a sequence of events taking place in a hypothetical elementary school classroom in which a space…

Part I includes guides for appraising individual characteristics such as interests, temperament, educational development, and aptitudes, to help the counselee learn about himself. Part II includes guidelines for appraising individual characteristics as they relate to the 18 fields of work (occupational clusters) which help the counselee learn…

This aviation occupations guide is designed for use as a unit as well as in conjunction with an aviation careers package of material that contains a film strip and recording. Chapter One contains the script of the film strip, Aviation--Where Career Opportunities are Bright, and includes all photographs used in the film strip plus numerous…

The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement technique for determining skill levels required for various occupations for use in training, counseling, job placement, and measuring labor force quality. Measures related to income and educational levels of workers were selected. It was assumed that higher earnings reflected a higher skill…

The major emphases of the seminar were: (1) programs and services needed to facilitate vocational development of youth and adults, (2) the preparation of personnel to staff these programs and provide these services, and (3) available and potential resources to enhance the vocational aspects of counseling and counselor education programs.…

Part of a program to develop a comprehensive public service curriculum for Georgia public schools, these ten teacher resource units are designed to acquaint the elementary school teachers with basic information concerning public service occupations. Each unit addresses itself to a specific grade level and each includes an overall goal, specific…

Divided into two major parts, this book is intended to indicate careers in which people need foreign languages in their work and to provide suggestions and sources of further information for those who already have foreign language skills and those who are planning to acquire them. Part 1 discusses careers in which a foreign language is needed as a…

Twenty chapters, each about specific aspects of public relations, are organized in a pocket book. Do-it-yourself examinations appear at the end of each lesson and will be graded with comments by the publisher for $5.00. The lessons cover such topics as working with newspapers, preparing news releases, writing features and straight news, arranging…

This document describes the occupations of librarian and library technician (library assistant). Information on each position is categorized as follows: nature of the work; places of employment; training, qualifications, and advancement; employment outlook; and earnings and working conditions. Addresses of organizations which can provide…

The study was made to obtain curriculum development data for food service education programs below the baccalaureate level. Tasks related to the job functions of service, production, sanitation/safety, menu planning, procurement, supervision, and management were studied for five job categories of full-time personnel: middle-level service,…

To provide information about changing educational and vocational opportunities for students from small, rural North Dakota secondary schools, a Career Development Institute was established at the North Dakota State School of Science. The purpose of the Institute was to broaden students' knowledge of the opportunities available to them in the world…

The activities comprising the career education resource guide explore careers in chemistry or chemistry-related fields with limited treatment given to other science-related occupations. Units providing a general framework of chemical principles and related activities alternate with the career units. The career concepts most applicable to each unit…

The career education resource guide integrates learning activities in basic physics with an exploration of careers in physics or related fields. The guide is keyed to the physics textbooks and laboratory manuals adopted by the Louisiana State Department of Education in 1973. The field of physics is divided into six subject areas: (1) the…

The resource guide consists of learning activities in earth science for students at the level of junior high school. The subject matter is divided into three major topics--astronomy, the earth, and earth's weather--which are subdivided into major divisions. The major divisions are provided with suggested learning activities. Career-related…

The occupational analysis contains a brief job description, presenting for the occupation of plumbing 12 detailed task statements which specify job duties (tools, equipment, materials, objects acted upon, performance knowledge, safety considerations/hazards, decisions, cues, and errors) and learning skills (science, mathematics/number systems, and…