Almost 400 resources are listed with bibliographic information, price, recommended grade level, review sources, and an annotation provided for each entry. Books, films, filmstrips, records and guidance kits are included. Entries are listed in three categories: Part I, Personal Development, including the groupings of Identity--Know and Accept One's…

The primary objective of the study was to assess and summarize core aspects of the career development of American youth. A nationally representative sample of approximately 32,000 8th, 9th, and 11th grade students in 200 schools participated in the study in the Spring of 1973. This report focuses on the more salient findings of the study with…

The objective of Work Unit SKYGUARD has been to facilitate the development of an improved Air Defense Officers Advanced Course (C-22) by the U.S. Army Air Defense School. Focus is on techniques for improving the completeness and relevance of the instructional objectives with respect to future job requirements. The job description procedures…

This document demonstrates the impact of systems analysis on functional job analysis for occupations in human services. The first section discusses the goals and components, and data analysis techniques of the systems approach. In the next section, systems analysis is applied to the tasks performed in a variety of human services occupations. These…

This study was designed to determine the nature of the attitudes, interests, and common practices of public school educators concerning career orientation activities in the elementary schools of oklahoma. A random sample of educators were examined by means of a questionnaire to determine their perceptions toward: (1) the basic mission of the…

This book is designed for the slow learner and the dropout. It is written at the sixth grade level and is generously illustrated. The specific purpose of the book is to help the potential dropout and those who have already dropped out and returned to special training by indicating the importance of a positive attitude, and how to build one. It is…

A brief analysis of the ERIC/CAPS documents referring to the aged, general population, and women. Documents input during the time period January through June, 1970, are analyzed in terms of significant trends and significant single studies. Both significant trends and studies are listed, as well as the reasons for selection. In some instances…

This document provides guidelines for preparing job descriptions and specifications in educational institutions. Various terms are defined, conditions that precede the compilation of job descriptions for school district personnel are discussed, and suggestions regarding the description formats are offered. The remainder of the document consists of…

To develop effective occupational information programs in secondary schools, professional educators need reliable information on the relative costs and effectiveness of alternative methods of collecting and disseminating occupational information. The primary purposes of this study were to compare the relative effectiveness of two approaches used…

During Phase I of a two-phase project, 15 OCCUPACS (learning activity packages) were developed, pilot tested in a university laboratory school, field tested in four public school systems, revised, and submitted to professionals for final review. Intended to provide occupational information to children in Grades K-9 at different levels of…

The study was concerned with ways in which high schools can better prepare students for the vocational demands of a technological society. The four areas of concern were: (1) Major inadequacies of present vocational programs, (2) Vocational courses being offered and needs for change, (3) Modes of district organization, and (4) Role of the…

Expanding educational and occupational opportunities for girls and women have occurred as attitudes toward women workers have become more liberalized and as legislation has provided for such opportunities and changes. However, research has indicated that many secondary-school-age girls have unrealistic educational and vocational plans and…

The major concerns of this study were to determine the extent of need for bio-medical electronic technicians and to determine what would constitute a functional technical core curriculum for training to fill that need. Following a review of medical and electronic literature, a survey instrument was developed and sent to hospitals, manufacturers,…

This guide for those concerned with training needs of vocational planning is designed to provide detailed occupational projections for the State of California. Manpower needs for more than 150 occupational categories were computed by making estimates by industry and occupation for 1960 and 1968 and projections for 1975. Over the 7-year period from…

This publication contains the papers presented during a 4-day teacher education seminar. The papers are: (1) "Rationale for Career Education" by R.N. Evans and G. McClosky, (2) "The Context of Career Education" by K. Goldhammer, (3) "Career Education Tenets" by A. J. Miller, (4) "Employer-Based Career Education: The RBS Model" by L.M. Maguire and…