Indicates prerequisites and strategies for successfully recruiting foster parents and discusses strategies for retaining their services. (RH)

The National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Force Behavior concluded that underprivileged youth lack occupational information. But the Knowledge of the World of Work Test administered to the young people surveyed does not appear to be reliable. (SK)

Names and types of career information publications that are frequently available in secondary schools are listed, showing the percent of schools that had each publication and the ranking of its availability. Descriptive information on some of the publications listed in the table is also included. (CT)

Discusses the job market for technical communication graduates and the process for setting up a college degree program in technical communication. (AEA)

Reports the results of an attempt to estimate the types of jobs potentially available to retarded workers by analyzing the job titles presented in the fourth edition of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. (CT)

Results of this study supported the position that higher-order job perceptions and job satisfaction are reciprocally and dynamically related, where variables representing one construct reflect causal influences of the other construct. While the job perception-job satisfaction relationship appeared to be reciprocal, it did not appear to be…

Twelve samples of teachers' contradictory expectations that create a no-win situation for supervisors. (Author/MLF)

Presents an annotated list of 21 filmstrip sets and 11 films which can provide students with a look at various careers and employment opportunities. Most are for the high school level, but some elementary materials are also cited. Publisher's address and cost are included. (SJL)

Internal control comprises the plan of organization and all the coordinate methods and measures adopted within a school system to safeguard its assets, check the reliability of its accounting data, promote operational efficiency, and encourage adherence to prescribed policies. (Author)

Leadership is conceived of as a sequence of five levels of activity. The levels are analyzed to determine tasks associated with each level and the technologies available to help leaders acquire the necessary proficiencies. (Author/MLF)

Asserting that the range of employment possibilites for the graduates of Slippery Rock State College's Environmental-Outdoor Program are varied and limited only by one's imagination and initiative, this article presents brief descriptions of the unusual occupations of some of Slippery Rock's graduates. (JC)

An interview with Harriet Oyler, the first woman to be employed by Nabisco, Inc., as a sanitarian is detailed. Topics discussed include facility monitoring and inspection, industrial sanitation, and the role of the industrial sanitarian. (BT)

With the inspiration, the originality, the skill and craftsmanship, the business acumen, the patience, and the luck, it's possible to become a classical composer, pop/rock/country composer, jingle composer, or educational composer. Describes these careers. (Editor/RK)

Many career opportunities exist at the center of music activity or on the periphery. Some require a knowledge of music, whereas others demand only an interest. Describes eleven music-related careers--music business attorney, architectural acoustics consultant, instrument repairperson, music therapist, music autographer/engraver, music theatre…

Discusses major aspects of one-stop career centers as a system and shows how people use the centers. Also lists contacts for more information about currently operating centers. (JOW)