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When hiring a coordinator for career center perhaps the most important characteristic is
a. Knowledge about occupations
b. Career counseling skills
c. Knowledge about the Internet and its use in career development
d. Knowledge about educational and training opportunities
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The cost of labor is a major factor in the business decisions to businesses from this country to another country (offshore). If labor costs were the only consideration U. S. businesses would most likely move their businesses to which of the following countries
a. Germany
b. Canada
c. Australia
d. Spain
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One-Stop-Career Centers do not contain which of the following?
a. O*Net occupational profiles
b. Apprenticeship data
c. DOD information regarding opportunities in the military
d. State level educational information
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Countries that seem best equipped to take advantage of the global economy
a. Have a well-developed infrastructure
b. Have an attractive tax structure that encourages new businesses
c. Have socialist governments
d. Have an abundant supply of cheap labor
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The ACA code of ethics addresses on online counseling services and admonishes counselors to offer online services that are equivalent to those offered face to face.
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In the author's view one factor overlooked by Friedman in his discussion of the development of the global economy was
a. The influence of unions
b. The relative value of currency around the world
c. Worker productivity
d. The profit motive
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Research shows that older students and adults can benefit from the uses of self-directed online programs according to Sampson and his associates.
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Friedman identifies several forces and events that led to the linking of the major economies. The single factor that seemed most influential in the process according to Friedman was.
a. The Internet
b. Labor costs
c. The breakup of the Soviet Union
d. Immigrations
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Internship information can be obtained from O*NET, links to state employment office websites, and using social media such as TWITTER in the job search.
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The impact of the global economy on the workforce in the U. S.
a. Has had its greatest impact on unskilled worker to date
b. Will impact skilled and professional workers in the near future
c. Will slow in the long term as U. S. businesses reorient themselves
d. a & b above
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O*NET provides a complete listing and supportive materials and exercises for job hunters.
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The concept of career education is
a. Gaining in popularity because it emphasizes the relationship between career and academic performance
b. Rapidly being displaced by the term career guidance
c. Rapidly being displaced by the term career development programming
d. Is favored by vocational educators
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For the most part computer assisted career guidance systems have been replaced by online applications
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In relative terms, women's earnings when compared to men's
a. Have stayed about the same for the past 25 years
b. Have lost ground, that is, women make relatively less today
c. Have gained ground, that is, they make relatively more today
d. Cannot be calculated because of differences in occupations entered.
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One-Stop-Career Centers are available exclusively in USES offices.
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By emphasizing social justice career development professionals are
a. Adopting a new goal
b. Renewing a goal first articulated in the 1960s
c. In keeping with the founders of the career development movement
d. Departing from the main theme of career development
Q:
The World-of-Work map is uses Holland's typologies plus a data, people things and ideas rubric to classify occupations.
Q:
The poverty rate for minorities is generally greater than that of white workers. Which of the following situations reflect recent research by the U. S. Department of Labor?
a. Hispanic have about the same level of poverty as whites.
b. Hispanic and African American poverty rates are approximately equal
c. The poverty rate among Asian Americans is about is about the same as that for Native Americans
d. Hispanics have the highest poverty rate of any group
Q:
Ground Hog Day as it pertains to occupational information typically refers to
a. Predictions about the future of jobs
b. Job shadowing days scheduled for students in public schools
c. A day when workers with jobs underground such as miner come to school to discuss the nature of their work.
d. All of the above
Q:
The first formal theory of career development was published by:
a. Super
b. Holland
c. Bordin and Associates
d. Ginzberg and Associates
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The occupational information included in O*NET is collected
a. Using job analysis strategies
b. From employers hiring information
c. From unemployed workers' descriptions
d. From employed workers' surveys of job requirements
Q:
George Merrill, Jesse Davis and Anna Reed had one thing in common. It was:
a. They founded the National Vocational Guidance Association
b. They initiated career development programs at the turn of the 20th century
c. They developed some of the tests used in the 1930s in career guidance programs
d. They successfully lobbied Congress for passage of the Merrill Act, which supported vocational education.
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Labor market and occupational information are both used by
a. Individuals
b. Private job placement offices
c. Government agencies
d. All of the above
Q:
A group of tasks performed by one person in one business is the definition for:
a. Position
b. Job.
c. Occupation.
d. Vocation.
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The Dictionary of Occupational Titles was abandoned and O*NET developed primarily to aid workers
a. Get better information about jobs
b. To collect information about job trends
c. To better aid unemployed workers transition to other jobs
d. Use technology in the job hunt
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Using one's work as an opportunity for self-expression seems to be more important for which major occupational group?
a. Unskilled.
b. Skilled.
c. Professional
d. Sales and kindred.
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Which of the following would not be included in the typical data collection sponsored by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
a. Racial/ethnicity of workers
b. Earnings data
c. Number of children in household
d. Marital status of workers
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The use of job and vocations as synonyms may depend upon the
a. Type of job
b. The professional background of the person who is using the terms
c. The income of the worker
d. How long the job has been in existence
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Although it is probably impossible to identify every occupation in the U. S. labor force the approximate number included in the O*NET data base is
a. 900
b. 1100
c. 2100
d. 3000
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The term career development refers to:
a. Training for a career.
b. An aspect of total development specifically involving career choice, planning, and knowledge
c. Advancement that one makes after starting to work.
d. The development of increased understanding of one's own abilities and values.
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The main advantage of online materials when contrasted to print material is that
a. The user is placed in a passive system versus an interactive stance for online systems.
b. Print materials are less accessible than online materials.
c. Print materials are likely to be more expensive because online materials are typically free
d. The interactive nature of most online information
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Career school counselors who encounter illegal or undocumented students hands are tied because they have no right to be in schools and should be reported.
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Goals of the work experience program include:
a. Acquisitions of job skills.
b. Development of positive attitudes toward work.
c. Better self-understanding.
d. A11 of the above
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Career development practitioners concern about minorities' career development began with the civil rights movement in mid-twentieth century
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Which type of information can best be classified as labor market information?
a. An occupational brief.
b. Projections about the future of the occupational structure
c. Information found in the O*NET.
d. Occupational postings by professional organizations
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If one had to pick a city as the cradle of career development it would be San Francisco.
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A vocational education project of home construction for later sale is an example of:
a. On the job training.
b. Simulation.
c. Synthetic work environment
d. None of the above
Q:
Career development in this country began primarily as an effort to reform education.
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To obtain information about occupations in the local community, the best source would be:
a. Job site visits
b. O*NET
c. Social media
d. The office of the Better Business Bureau.
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Generally speaking, minorities express greater interest in getting more occupational information than do white, European Americans.
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Presenters in a Career Day should be:
a. Available parents.
b. Representative workers
c. Representatives from nearby educational institutions.
d. Teachers within the school.
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The concept of a global economy is more myth than reality.
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Based on information in the text it appears that the federal government that has made the greatest contribution to the development of occupational information is the:
a. U.S. Department of Education.
b. U.S. Civil Service Commission.
c. U.S. Department of Labor
d. U.S. Department of Commerce.
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About one-third of all young workers do not have the skills to perform semiskilled, entry-level jobs.
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The most important single factor to consider in acquiring occupational materials is:
a. Cost.
b. Durability.
c. Expected use
d. Source.
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Positions are usually professional or clerical while jobs are usually skilled or semi-skilled.
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If a counselor needs state-wide information about a specific occupation or industry, help is most likely available from:
a. Better Business Bureau.
b. State Chamber of Commerce.
c. State Employment Security Agency.
d. State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee if available
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Most people started in their present job either through family influence or job availability.
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In all likelihood the most up-to-date information about colleges can be found in the directories such as Peterson's Guide that are revised annually
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Population growth, food scarcity, and modernization in third world countries have great impact on employment in the United States.
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Internet based occupational information directories have largely replaced print materials.
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New technological developments will continue to reduce employment in the manufacturing sector.
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A field trip provides the same insight for a group that shadowing provides for an individual.
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Historic periods such as the Protestant Reformation and the Industrial Revolution have had great influence on social structure, but only slight impact on the world of work.
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The career day concept has been applied at all educational levels, from Elementary school to college.
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Increased use of robots and computers is expected to decrease competitiveness in the work force.
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Occupational materials prepared by federal agencies can only be obtained from the producing agency.
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Experts agree on most of the terms used in to describe occupations and the career development process.
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Because of cuts in federal funding SOICCS may not exist in some states.
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Volatile political and diplomatic relations among major world powers usually have little or no impact on the work force in the countries involved.
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Follow-up surveys of former students can help schools and colleges evaluate the effectiveness of its curriculum as well as help present students develop realistic career plans.
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When the value of the dollar is relatively low versus other countries' currency the expected impact isa. Decreased exportsb. Increased exportsc. Increased numbers of jobs in this countryd. b & c above
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Caveat emptor, when applied to career counseling, meansa. Don"t pay fees in advanceb. Be prepared to bargain for a lower feec. Fees are based on the income of the clientd. Be on the lookout for unqualified career counselors
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Generally speaking, when psychology and counseling laws are compareda. They are quite similarb. Psychological licensing laws regulate practice in all settingsc. Counseling licensing laws typically regulate only private practiced. b & c above
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Which of the following was initiated in an effort to help high school drop outs?a. JTPAb. Job Corpsc. CETAd. MDTA
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In the CIP model the valuing of careers can be likened to an accountant computing a cost/benefit analysis.
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CIP theory builds on the Parsonian idea of the importance of self-knowledge and knowledge about careers.
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Blustein has criticized traditional career theory because it does not contain a social justice component. Assuming that he is correct one way to correct this oversight is to add advocacy as a part of the application component of the theory.
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There are attributes that show the important relationships of building one community with the larger community. Which of the following attributes would overlap to build an authentic school community?
a. Democracy
b. Inquiry
c. Moral Principles
d. Self interest
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Arrington and Moore (2001) discuss the importance of involving students in learning experiences that stretch into the community and the world. Which of the following are examples of this type of learning?
a. Service learning
b. Place based learning
c. Democratic learning
d. All of these
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Christenson, Fendley, and Robinson (1989) created guidelines for schools to participate in community development. Which of the following are the guidelines?
a. Connect the community development process directly to school development
b. Connect the community process to school learning
c. Coordinate participation with other community agencies and organizations.
d. Coordinate with organizations that clearly fit the standards
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Dryfoos (1994) defined the full-service school, which integrates school-based and school-linked community service. Which of the following are examples of this school?
a. Scholarship
b. Orientation for new members
c. Health services
d. All of these
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Supervisors extend to engage with the larger community through expanding into building which of the following?
a. School-community collaboration
b. Community as a learning environment
c. Service learning projects
d. All of these
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Reflective dialogue is essential to the data analysis because it enables teachers to dialogue about
a. student learning
b. assessment
c. equity
d. school-community relation
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Earl and Katz (2006) discuss how data gathering and analysis being essential to systematic inquiry. How did they suggest that educators could become more comfortable with data?
a. Use data as a human thinking activity
b. Use human thinking activity that draws on personal views
c. Captures and organizing ideas to formulate changes in practice
d. All of these
Q:
Community of inquiry can be used in action research through a cycle of inquiry. What are the components of this cycle of inquiry?
a. Agreement on focus of inquiry
b. Gathering and analysis of data
c. Reflective Dialogue
d. Action
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The professional learning communities have the following effects on schools? Which of the following apply to this research?
a. Make teachers more student centered
b. Improve the culture
c. Maintaining individual identity and professional autonomy
d. All of these
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DuFour (2005) suggests that Professional Learning Community focuses on student learning. What are some characteristics of this?
a. Ongoing formative assessment
b. Providing feedback to help teachers adjust their teaching
c. Track student progress
d. All of the these
Q:
What does deprivatization of teaching look like in a school?
a. Teaching in your own classroom
b. Developing your skill and art in teaching
c. Visiting one another's classrooms for variety of reasons
d. All of the above
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Which of the following research has defined professional learning communities?
a. Louis, Kruse, and Marks (1996) Shared beliefs, values and norms
b. DuFour, Eaker, and DuFour (2005) " Distributed, supportive leadership
c. Hord and Sommers (2008) Collective learning
d. All of these