This fourth report in a series summarizing findings from the Urban Employment Survey examines how jobseekers living in the major poverty areas of New York City go about looking for work. The survey was designed to develop information on employment, unemployment, and work-related problems of the working-age population in these areas. The data…

A METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING VOCATIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED FOR MACHINE TRADES WAS REPORTED. STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING SKILLS AND FOR ANALYZING VOCATIONAL CONTENT INFORMATION WERE DEVELOPED FOR APPLICATION TO AREAS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED (1) SKILLS DEFINITION AND SCOPE, (2) A LITERATURE SEARCH, (3) METHOD…

The contents in this catalog represent a basic collection of occupational booklets and paperbacks suitable for any library or school. It was prepared to assist librarians, teachers, counselors, and educators in obtaining free and inexpensive resources on career education. Students can also use the catalog as a reference handbook for sources of…

VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work) is a compilation of 300 separate sheets each of which presents information about an occupation, ranging from actor and actress to zoologist. Each sheet contains the DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles) classification number, a description of the occupation, qualitative job information, employment…

An overview of supervisory management is presented for the new supervisor, who wants an initial overview, and for the experienced supervisor, who wants to develop additional insights. (LH)

Tongue-in-cheek advice on how to survive the principalship. (Author/MLF)

The employer evaluation should be a vital part of the assignment, teaching and motivating the student well beyond the period of the work experience, affecting that experience from the moment of joint commitment. (Author)

This article discusses the efforts of professional societies to reduce frivolous liability claims through better procedures, support, legislation, and seminars. (CS)

The author suggests that employers can make their jobs meaningful to their visitors by describing jobs in terms of the basic skills used in the various operations. He concludes by explaining how to prepare a skills-oriented presentation. (BM)

This article presents guidelines for teachers on how to look for a new job, how to put one's best foot forward, and where to look. (JMB)

The author discusses the types of information contained in the Vocational-Technical Consortium of the States (V-TECS) databases and various supplemental tools; he also describes methods of obtaining access to the databases. (CH)

Used an unobtrusive measure to examine vocational information-seeking behavior (VISB) patterns in three groups of noncollege-bound youths (N=95). Results showed no meaningful relationship between VISB and certainty of choice or Holland type. (JAC)

A sample of 32 elementary and 11 high school full-time principals selected from 5 central Illinois counties documented their daily activities during a 4-week period. School management was the primary focus of 62 percent of the elementary and 53 percent of the high school principals. (5 references) (MLF)

Presents the unspoken expectations for superintendents to consider to function more effectively. They fall into two areas: first, the managing of political structures, and second, the fact that superintendents become "public property." (MD)

Defines the principal role and global function of public relations practitioners as perceived by the most senior communications executives in agencies or corporations in central United States. (PD)