Clinical findings indicated that relatively low Academic Achievement scale scores generally predicted changes of occupational planning toward business and other applied directions, whereas higher Academic Achievement scale scores were associated with changes toward more academic and scientific orientations. These regularities were modified for…

Discusses the responsibility of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to provide information about careers through the development of an Occupational Information System and creation of a Career Information Delivery System. Includes a list of the State Occupational Coordinating Committee directors. (JOW)

Defines construction management, lists the qualifications for the position, the services offered, and the benefits of construction management. (MLF)

Well-trained custodians can aid the educational environment. Training suggestions are offered that will contribute to custodians' pride in their work, work habits, and personal appearance. (Author/MLF)

Reports on a survey in which people who responded as reading specialists actually performed many different jobs. (MKM)

Correctional officer applicants were randomly given either realistic or nonrealistic job information. Those with prior exposure to the job overemphasized negative information and were less likely to accept the position. Those with no prior exposure showed increased acceptance. (SK)

Describes the fiber optics programs at the Career and Technical Center in Berlin, Pennsylvania and the Charles S. Monroe Technology Center in Loudoun County, Virginia. Discusses the involvement of the Fiber Optic Association with education, research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, installation, and maintenance of fiber optic…

Describes the characteristics and job responsibilities of Susan Knoche, a medical library assistant at James H. Quillen College of Medicine Library, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Johnson City, TN who was voted paraprofessional of the year 2003 by Library Journal judges. Highlights include the variety of responsibilities she has held in…

Describes the fashion design programs at the Center for Career and Technology Education in El Paso, Texas, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in California, and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Provides sources of information about fashion careers. (JOW)

Provides an overview of biotechnology as a career field and looks at working conditions, earnings, training, and the pros and cons of the career. Includes other sources of information. (JOW)

Internal labor market theory and data from two case studies were used to construct four models of contingent work (integration, seasonal, separation, two tier) with different performance objectives, technology, work practices, and worker outcomes. Each model involved practices related to job descriptions, wage, rules, and career ladders that…

Surveys position announcements for electronic resource librarians that appeared in "College and Research Libraries News" from January 1996 through December 2001. Reviews reporting structures, responsibilities, and professional experience requirements for these positions using a blend of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.…

Analyzed daily functions of supported employment program managers (n=30) in Virginia as first step in determining competencies to be addressed in supported employment manager training programs. Found program managers engaged in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and controlling, and divided their time between administrative and direct…