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National Indian Health Board, Inc., Denver, CO. – 1978
The policy of granting American Indians preference for employment in Indian service facilities was established by Congress as long ago as 1834; in 1974 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Indian preference laws were not discriminatory or unconstitutional. However, a 1973 survey found that while 51 percent of the employees at Indian Health…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Career Education, Career Opportunities
Tinsley, Royal L., Jr. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1973
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, College Language Programs, Employment Opportunities, Interpreters
Peer reviewedHolloway, B. J. – Education in Chemistry, 1972
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Chemistry, College Graduates, College Science
Download full textNational Advisory Centre on Careers for Women, London (England). – 1975
Addressed to women who are considering taking up full- or part-time employment or training or re-training later in life when family responsibilities are less pressing, this document may also help others who wish to or have to take up a different career. Focus is on employment and training opportunities in Great Britain. The first half contains…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Opportunities, Career Planning, Directories
Peer reviewedDiedreck, Elenore – Journal of the American College Health Association, 1977
Solutions to the traditional handicaps placed on women aspiring to a career are emotional backing and support by parents for the young girl to realize her potential, and support by society for job training and day care. (MJB)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Change Strategies, Day Care, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Jennings, Lane – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
Only a small porportion of advanced graduates in languages and literature will find teaching positions in a tight job market. The graduate must use his language skills and ability to locate employment outside the academic community, and the academic community must expand its conception of appropriate employment for serious scholars. (CK)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Career Planning, Employment Opportunities, Job Applicants
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1976
This document describes the occupations of librarian and library technician (library assistant). Information on each position is categorized as follows: nature of the work; places of employment; training, qualifications, and advancement; employment outlook; and earnings and working conditions. Addresses of organizations which can provide…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Careers, Employment Opportunities, Job Training
Community School District 9, Bronx, NY. – 1973
The program is designed to provide a system for joining job seekers and job providers in Community School District No. 9 through a medium of teaching and training and to meet the immediate and future job training needs of community residents. The program was conducted according to the following processes: (1) a needs assessment, an income and…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Charts, Community Problems, Data Analysis
Bestor, Dorothy K. – 1977
This handbook examines job opportunities for college graduates with degrees in the humanities, particularly English. After advising graduates to take an inventory of their marketable assets, the book outlines some job-search strategies and questions the advisability of earning degrees in other fields. Subsequent chapters discuss opportunities in…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Opportunities, Editing, Employment Opportunities
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1977
This compendium of seventeen papers discusses women's overall role in a full employment economy and their problems in fulfilling that role. It begins with a comprehensive summary of the authors' views and then presents the papers in six sections: (1) overview; (2) overcoming barriers; (3) support services and adjusted conditions; (4) education and…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Inst. of Labor and Industrial Relations. – 1967
THIS ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL CONTAINS THREE EXTENSIVE ARTICLES AND A LARGE NUMBER OF ABSTRACTS AND ANNOTATIONS OF SCHOLARSHIP ON ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND MANPOWER, MINORITY GROUPS AND THE DISADVANTAGED, POVERTY AND THE WELFARE SYSTEM, AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE ARTICLES ARE--(1) "ISSUES IN THE TRAINING OF THE NEW…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged
Swartz, Carl – 1977
A study was done to (1) determine how extensive is the need for vocational education for college graduates who must return for job-entry level course work (educational loopers), (2) determine the kinds of vocational course work the returning graduate desires, (3) investigate the reasons the college graduate has chosen to return to a college…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Development, Career Opportunities, Career Planning
Lyon, Robert; Gardner, Gene – 1978
Designed to provide basic information on the major entry-level career fields in real estate, this document can be used as a reference manual for counselors and instructors. The manual contains general information about the following real estate careers: salesperson, sales manager, broker, land developer, property manager, appraiser, mortgage loan…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Educational Experience, Employment Opportunities, Individual Characteristics
Mortensen, James H. – 1973
This curriculum guide was developed to provide a model plan to help public high schools and area vocational-technical schools to initiate, or evaluate and improve, natural resource occupational preparation programs. It offers a curriculum plan which can be modified to meet particular needs and objectives which are career education oriented. This…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Opportunities, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
National Civil Service League, Washington, DC. – 1970
For those who have not had the opportunity to develop the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to qualify for technical and professional positions, training programs and job restructuring can mean the beginning of a career with a chance for upward mobility in salary and responsibility. Steps in job restructuring are: (1) determine the…
Descriptors: Ability, Career Change, Career Opportunities, Decision Making
