An Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) is described and discussed. The system is intended to accommodate, in potential, the vocational needs of users extending from kindergarten to retirement. With ISVD, occupational facts/data can be converted into vocational information by means of personal inquiry which is at least initially…

Through a description of an imitation career, the author introduces the complexities involved in programming a man-machine system which facilitates individualized career development. The interaction of man and machine is programmed, in the imitation career, because the individual descriptions of events in career chronologies, vitae and…

A major thesis is propounded: The acquisition of the vocational role in life can be considerably improved by further incorporating vocational education and development into liberal education. The work of Ashcraft on career development and curriculum and that of Crites on vocational maturation are cited and provide the backdrop against which the…

The information system of the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) program and that of information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) are compared. The ERIC system, with its focus on data reduction and interactive retrieval, is seen as lacking certain crucial components which would make of it an information generating system, one…

The focus in this working paper is on the process of mediation through which occupational facts/data become part of a personal educational process. Numerous points are covered: (1) the relationship between media and mediation; (2) vocational development as a goal of occupational information mediation; (3) personal responsibility for goal…

Massachusetts' Management and Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) arrays data for its dynamic simulation model, which decides educational and instructional policies at the state, school district, and classroom levels, according to this formula: Inputs/Process/Product/Impact. In this monograph linear programed models are…

The author asserts that financial support of guidance activities, the job of the counselor, and counselors themselves will all have to change if computerized guidance support systems are to come into widespread use. The potential costs, benefits, and operating economics are discussed. Needed educational reorganization is dealt with on several…