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Direct linkLiu, Christy Fung-Ming – Interpreter and Translator Trainer, 2023
Translator professionalism is seldom studied in an empirical way in Asia, not to mention the similarities and differences in the perception of the topic as exhibited by practitioners versus clients. The present study examines translator professionalism as a multidimensional term covering practitioners' language competency, translation skills,…
Descriptors: Translation, Professionalism, Job Skills, Language Proficiency
Dole, Arthur A.; And Others – 1984
In a time when job opportunities are changing, the opinions of those who hire and supervise psychologists are important. To determine employer preferences in psychologist selection, 105 Philadelphia administrators completed a survey (39% response) rating the importance of various functions, areas of knowledge, and personal characteristics for…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employers, Expectation, Individual Characteristics
Peer reviewedPrerost, Frank J.; Reich, Michael J. – Teaching of Psychology, 1984
Human services employers of psychology majors were surveyed to determine what courses they prefer new employees to have taken. Rural agencies want students prepared in psychopathology, its assessment, and treatment; urban centers want students with a background in the basic psychology core courses, i.e., social psychology, developmental…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Courses, Educational Research
Taylor, Ramona – 1990
This guide is designed to help adults who read at a low level to find and keep a job. It is organized into six units that cover the following: (1) how to start a job search; (2) where to find out about jobs; (3) how to apply for jobs; (4) what to say in an employment interview; (5) what to do while waiting for a job offer; and (6) how to fit in at…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
Download full textButler, Elaine, Ed.; Brown, Mike, Ed. – 1993
These 12 papers are part of the study materials for the one-semester distance education unit, Project Development Plan 2, in the Open Campus Program at Deakin University (Australia). They examine the breadth and depth of the actions and debates around the social construction of skill and the critical role played by the concept of skill in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices
Lankard, Bettina A.; Miguel, Richard J. – 1987
This instructional packet, designed to help students as they prepare for the job search, is the first component of "The Employer's Choice," a research-based, multimedia set of instructional materials designed to prepare students for job market success. ("The Employer's Choice" is part of the "Connections" package, which represents a synthesis of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dismissal (Personnel), Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Vocational Instructional Services. – 1982
This work is designed to help cooperative agricultural students (especially in Texas) to gain a better understanding of some principles that are fundamental for successful entry into the world of work. The workbook provides information needed by students to help them narrow the possible career choices that are appropriate to the individual. Also,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Cooperative Education
Lawton, Marcy F. – 1990
This learning activity package (LAP), developed as part of a cooperative project conducted by the Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools in conjunction with the Virginia Merit Shop Education Foundation, is intended to assist adults who are interested in enrolling in an apprenticeship program. (The apprenticeship program was developed to recruit…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Building Trades, Career Choice
Izzo, Margaretha Vreeburg; Lankard, Bettina A. – 1987
This instructional packet, designed to help students learn successful ways to find, keep, and leave jobs, is the third component of "The Employer's Choice" a research-based, multimedia set of instructional materials designed to prepare students for job market success. ("The Employer's Choice" is part of the "Connections" package, which represents…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Education, Case Studies, Dismissal (Personnel)
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Smith, Bruce – 1984
A study analyzed the explicit and implicit behavior of employers in their assessment of young job applicants for entry-level clerical, retail trade, and machine trade jobs. In order to determine the influence of applicants' education and skills on employability assessments made by employers, the researchers analyzed almost 600 mail questionnaires…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Benefits
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, is intended to provide students with information relative to job safety. Emphasis is placed on monetary and personal costs of accidents, causes of accidents on the job, and how accidents can be…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Behavioral Objectives, Career Development
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, is intended to develop student awareness of factors that influence progress on the job. Emphasis is placed on how promotions are earned and given, positive and negative aspects of promotions, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Cooperative Education, Dismissal (Personnel)
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Instructional Materials Lab. – 1983
This unit, one in a series of packets of teacher and student materials for cooperative occupational education (COE) designed for special needs students, presents students with a brief introduction to federal laws that protect workers' rights. Emphasis is placed on the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Civil Rights…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
