The Employability Development Team of the Cleveland Public Schools is a pilot program to meet the special needs of selected, dropout-prone students. An Occupational Adviser (counselor) and several paraprofessionals offer these students extensive counseling services, a work preparation course, and job placement. The general goal of the program is…

The findings of "A Task Analysis of Library Jobs in the State of Illinois" (ED 040723), the SERD Report (Social, Educational Research and Development, Inc.), are evaluated and applied to academic libraries in this study. The tasks are grouped by function and by training time order, and then arranged in task clusters by performance level.…

THE MINNESOTA COORDINATION UNIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN JUNE 1965 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOR THE PURPOSES OF COORDINATING AND STIMULATING OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH, COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH, PROVIDING TECHNICAL CONSULTATION AND RESEARCH TRAINING, AND…

This handbook is a guide to career opportunities in a broad range of occupations for which a college degree is, or is becoming, the usual background for employment. It contains a brief summary of expected changes in the economy, in addition to an analysis of the overall supply and demand situation for college graduates through the mid-1980's. Each…

The outstanding public relations officer is both educational reporter and educational initiator--but the latter will always be the more productive of the two functions, in its effect on the educational quality of the school and its consequent influence on public support. (Author)

Because of financial and management pressures forced on almost all institutions, a school business officer is required who speaks out on academic matters as well as business matters and can stand up to the new pressures and opportunities. (Author/MLF)

A national survey of the individuals who serve as college governing board secretaries revealed highly varied institutional characteristics, job responsibilities, and overall roles in the organization. (MSE)

Written job description information of 76 resource programs was compared with administrator perceived resource teacher job requirements in the areas of direct instruction, assessment, administration, and indirect service. Results indicated significant differences with far fewer responsibilities being formally described than informally perceived as…

Describes the evolution of the Virginia Career Information Delivery System, Virginia VIEW (Vital Information for Education and Work), from 1979 to 1987. Plans include a systemwide evaluation, career tabloid, and conversion from microfiche to a hard disk microcomputer. (JOW)

Discusses the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and its supplements in relation to their use by the Social Security Administration in determining eligibility for disability benefits. Found that, in the Chicago metropolitan area, few positions of sedentary, unskilled, self-contained jobs existed and that current availability of those positions was…

The processes by which Roe (1956) and Holland (1966) developed their structural representations of occupations are compared. Roe, using almost exclusively nonempirical means, formulated an eight-group circumplex, virtually identical to Holland's six-group hexagonal configuration that resulted from empirical research spanning 11 years. The…

Points out that communication departments should ensure that students develop technological skills to increase their marketability. Provides brief descriptions of technology-related positions filled by communication graduates. (PD)

The author describes development of a new National Occupational Classification (NOC) system for Canada. The NOC will be supplemented by JOBSCAN, a database of skills, specializations, licenses, and education levels that represent both hiring criteria and occupational experience. (CH)

Examines some of the forces that create change in occupations, shows the types of newly developing and much-needed careers fostered by technological advancement, and demonstrates how to pursue education and training in preparation for entering one's chosen career. Careers include engineer, scientist, technician, craftsperson, and researcher. (CT)

Reported the impact of Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) System, which is modeled on the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS). Suggested that a statewide career information delivery system could serve as an impetus for generating excitement and new activities in local guidance programs. (LLL)