Conclusions are tentative, but the author stresses that when the industrial world recognizes fully that medicinal and mechanical aids to overcoming a nondebilitating handicap are available, the employment situation for the disabled will change. (Author)

It appears that successful forestry students are active, outdoor types, and masculine in their interests. They are stable and intellectually competent, especially quantitatively, and if they take their preforestry in the university setting in which they ultimately do their forestry training, they are more likely to meet with success than if they…

This article describes refinements in an occupational family structure based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the General Aptitude Test Battery that enhance the structure's value in counseling. (Author)

Suggests a procedure for vocational counselors to gather information about necessary entry-level skills and individual teaching styles in vocational programs. Discusses applications to vocational guidance with special needs students. (RC)

A longitudinal study beginning in junior high school demonstrates the significance of occupational need-values in educational and vocational aspirations and in classroom behavior. (Author)

A test-retest reliability study of the Singer Vocational Evaluation System indicated a moderate degree of stability over time of the entire Singer battery for an Educable Mentally Retarded population. (Author)

How a marriage was arranged between the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and the General Aptitude Test Battery to create an occupational family structure of use in vocational counseling. (Author)

Explored the ability of 269 students in grades 8, 10, and 12, to estimate their scores on psychometric instruments measuring self-awareness. No sex or age differences were found, but Black students were less accurate in their self-assessments than whites. Results suggest career counselors should consider means of increasing self-awareness. (JAC)