The role of women in higher education during the past two decades is assessed, and dramatic changes are noted. Information for this collaborative work comes from a 4-year study by the Task Force on Women in Higher Education. Five sections have the following titles and subject matter: (1) "Introduction" (historical background and overview…

This document contains executive summaries that report on short-term projects undertaken as part of the U.S. Department of Labor's Apprenticeship 2000 initiative, the purpose of which is to determine the future role of apprenticeship in meeting needs for a skilled work force. The 13 studies are on the following subjects: (1) issues relating to…

This workbook is one component of the Career Survival Kit prepared for teenage parents in Wisconsin. The workbook helps students identify their skills and interests, choose an occupation, plan for a career, and discuss issues of concern to them as parents. The workbook emphasizes the need to plan for the future. Activities explore the concepts of…

The 1980s have witnessed a resurgence of interest in and demand for counseling services, particularly in the areas of mental health, family concerns, and adult agency counseling. Four critical issues brought up by that increased demand are: (1) computers in counseling; (2) students at risk; (3) pre-college guidance; and (4) career guidance. These…

This document contains 34 abstracts that describe sex equity projects operating in Virginia during fiscal year 1986-87 with federal funding through the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984. The abstracts are organized in the following eight categories: (1) centers to serve single parents and homemakers; (2) programs to serve teenage…

The Urban Job Center for Women and Parent Outreach Center in East Brunswick, New Jersey, provides services to adult women and single parents. At the Center, adult women are assisted in developing an individualized career plan. The career plan is tailored to meet the needs of the client as determined by assessment and counseling interviews. For…

The practice of interviewing individuals rather than groups has been based largely upon methodological concerns for preventing contamination of data. The assumptions that (1) the data provided by individuals can, in aggregate, yield social truth; (2) individuals are conscious of social phenomena; and (3) the whole of social reality is equal to the…

A study examined the satisfactions and dissatisfactions of people employed in traditional and nontraditional jobs. During the project, mail questionnaires were returned by a sample of 352 residents that included both males and females employed in traditional occupations. Information was collected from the respondents regarding their sex, ethnic…

This booklet contains profiles of 15 persons working in jobs nontraditional for their sex in the vicinity of Muskogee, Oklahoma. The one-page profiles are all written by the persons holding the jobs and include such information as educational background, job searches, acceptance on the job, and future plans. Photographs of each person on the job…

This guidebook is designed for use by teachers implementing a mentor-protege job-site visitation program to help vocational students, particularly nontraditional students, understand and gain more knowledge about selected vocational fields. The first section of the guide reports on the job site visitation program implemented in the Ysleta…

The Ysleta Schools Vocational Equity Project was implemented to develop and test methods to link education and industry in preparing students for nontraditional jobs. Both factual and attitudinal data were collected from educators, students, employers, and employees to accomplish the following project objectives: identify successful role models to…

The Single Parent/Displaced Homemaker Program at Gulf Coast Community College (Panama City, Florida) targeted a population of women who generally had a high school diploma and needed moral support, direction, and financial assistance in returning to college to pursue higher-level vocational programs. (Because citizens in the rural panhandle area…

This part of a 2-part working paper identifies and describes major occupational groups that are characteristic of high technology manufacturing and service industries as well as employment sectors that use high technology products in their provision of goods and services. The paper is based on a review of a wide range of employment projections…

These workshop materials are designed to aid recruiters of nontraditional vocational programs in publicizing their training opportunities. Information is included on convincing vocational educators to recruit nontraditional students, speaking effectively with journalists about program activities, and writing public relations materials. The…

Developed by Project BASICS, this guide contains a basic training workshop that teachers in high schools could use to teach students job-seeking skills. The book contains learning activities that actively involve students. The activities are presented in a format in which the left side of the page contains the time length, rationale, materials,…