This paper explored HRD-related job advertisements in the state of Arkansas over a five-year period. This analysis was part of the curriculum revision process for a graduate Workforce Development Program at the state's "flagship" university. Classified advertisements from newspapers of major cities across the state were examined to…

This paper provides an Australian perspective on the question of the name that should be given to people who work as information specialists in schools. The paper reviews metaphorical analysis as a research tool and outlines a qualitative research project employing the metaphor technique in an attempt to discover the conceptions that stakeholders…

This handbook provides specific advice on all aspects of job-seeking in an increasingly tight academic market, from the timetable for the application process through seeking tenure. New material in this edition provides more information for candidates in scientific and technical fields and more advice for those applying to technical and community…

This guide is designed to provide an overview of careers in transportation, a critical field employing about 10 million people in the United States. The guide is organized in seven sections that cover the following occupational clusters: (1) vehicle operation; (2) passenger assistance; (3) vehicle assembly and maintenance; (4) planning,…

This paper examines the background and roles of prison libraries in North America and Europe. Identified roles include: popular reading materials center; independent learning center; formal education support center; leisure and recreational activities center; legal information center; treatment program support center; information center on outside…

This report summarizes the outcomes of a National Task Force on Educational Interpreting that was established to examine and clarify roles and responsibilities, training and certification, working conditions, and other issues and needs concerning the involvement of educational interpreters in regular education environments. The task force found:…

Describes a program designed to help students identify careers and alternatives through: (1) computerized guidance information, (2) employment data, and (3) hands on experience and programed instruction. (SB)

Second of three articles stemming from a research project in which the objective is to obtain and validate data to be used in developing a core curriculum for agriculture on all levels of education. (SB)

New Jersey schools offer a variety of career exploration programs to capitalize on youth's natural curiosity and physical energy. (Editor)

Job experience kits motivate students to broaden vocational interests. (Editor)

Recognizing that counselors, as well as clients, need easier access to better occupational information than either can find now, a few public schools, colleges, and community agencies have assigned one or more persons to become specialists in occupational information. The authors present a model for this type of specialist. (Author/BY)