To improve the effectiveness of allied health education in both civilian and military programs, the U. S. Department of Defense and the AMA Council on Medical Education's Advisory Committee on Education for the Allied Professions and Services sponsor a Subcommittee on Military Allied Medical Education. One objective of this Subcommittee is AMA…

The authors describe a Verified Vocational Counseling (VVC) Model which is a computer assisted program used to assist students in planning their career. Using the "Dictionary of Occupational Titles," job descriptions and qualifications were compiled for all 120 families of occupations. This information is matched, by the computer, with…

This report presents the development, methodology, and findings of an Occupational Orientation Program for Grades K-6 in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The objectives of the program were to develop a curriculum for an elementary school that would give students the assistance needed to make realistic, attainable career choices, to assist…

Although the literature in the last decade contains many diverse opinions on the aims or goals of social studies, few empirical investigations have been reported. To meet this need, a consensual perspective on national social studies goals, a description of recent categorizations of goals within conceptual frameworks, and a summary of a present…

This paper discusses career opportunities in eight broad groups of marine science occupations: (1) harbor construction and maintenance, (2) ship construction, (3) merchant marine activities, (4) towboating, (5) longshoring, (6) fishing and fish farming, (7) petroleum and natural gas exploration and extraction, and (8) research activities. The…

The purpose of this study was to provide knowledge not previously available to professional educators concerning the paraprofessionals in Oregon secondary schools. The study was concerned with an analysis of differentials in paraprofessional role expectations as they occur among and between administrators, teachers, and paraprofessionals. An…

The publication is one of a series produced by the Enrichment of Teacher and Counselor Competencies in Career Education Project (ETC Project). The Project was designed to (1) develop, evaluate, and disseminate career education curriculum guides, (2) develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate sample teaching learning modules, and (3) develop,…

The intent of H.B. 509 is "to offer an incentive to all the school districts in the state to expand their occupational-vocational offerings so that a higher percentage of high school pupils will be work oriented and trained to become productive citizens." One of the objectives of this institute was to review some of the approaches to…

This article, prepared for college majors in foreign languages, offers occupational guidelines and suggestions for further occupational research. An occupational summary, a list of representative job titles related to the language major, representative employers of language majors, and a list of addresses are presented. A listing of foundations…

This report was written to inform the educational community of new developments in the area of vocational education. The national concern for vocational education programs and the Vocational Education Acts of 1963 and 1968 as turning points are discussed. The concept of occupational education for all ages, action at the state level, and trends in…

Developed by curriculum coordinating unit staff, this teacher's handbook was prepared for use in planning and implementing a course in career orientation. Material for the course is divided into eight instructional units which correspond to Roe's eight categories, namely: (1) Service, (2) Business Contact, (3) Organization, (4) Technology, (5)…

A study was devised to test the hypothesis that rural ninth grade students viewing videotaped field trips as part of vocational group guidance classes will exhibit greater occupational knowledge than similar groups who do not view the videotapes. Subjects were 262 ninth grade students from four rural high schools; the schools were paired to form a…

Community college administrators and faculty in the areas of anatomy, physiology, chemistry, physics, and microbiology attended an 11-day workshop to redefine, modify, and develop science concepts for a core curriculum in the allied health field. To achieve workshop objectives, the committee heard presentations by consultants, visited clinical…

This study was undertaken to learn whether the courses offered by the Associate Degree Insurance program at North Central Technical Institute, Wausau, Wisconsin, are adequate to equip prospective employees in the insurance industry. The study was accomplished by surveying 169 insurance companies to obtain the value assigned by respondents to each…

This study sought to determine the need for labor market information in the San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose Metropolitan areas of California. Respondents included representatives of public and private employment agencies, community antipoverty agencies, school administrators and counselors, employers, union members and high school students. Top…