Appendices

Glossary of Terms

ability - the power to do something, either intellectual or physical.

apprentice - a person who learns to perform a certain job through the guidance and experience of a skilled worker.

aptitude - person's natural ability or potential to learn in areas such as technology, music, athletics, art, communications, science, etc.; potential, or knack, for learning certain skills.

attitude - a certain disposition, perspective, or belief that affects a person's behaviour; a person's basic outlook on life (the world and the people in it).

career/life career - the roles you play in your life, the settings in which they occur, and the major events of your life; the total series of roles and work experiences a person occupies throughout life. Life career includes schooling, continuing education, employment, leisure time activities, volunteer work, homemaking, and retirement.

career cluster - a group of jobs that require similar abilities and skills.

entrepreneur - a person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business or other financial venture.

gender equity - the provision of equality of opportunity and the realization of equality of results for all students based on individual aptitudes, abilities and interests, regardless of gender.

global economy - the production, purchase, and sale of goods in a world-wide market.

interests - the likes and dislikes of a person that affect the choices he/she makes.

job - the tasks or duties a person performs at the workplace.

leisure - time free from work or duties.

life career development - self-development over the life span through the roles, settings, and events in a person's life.

life career planning - the decision-making process by which you identify the alternativesopen to you in occupational, educational, and leisure areas of your life.

life skills - skills that enable a person to cope with the stresses and challenges of life; for example, communication skills, decision-making skills, resource and time-management skills, and planning skills.

lifestyle - the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour associated with a person or group; a way of life.

myth - an opinion, belief, or ideal that has little or no basis in truth or fact.

needs - things or events that you desire and which push you to reach for goals you want to achieve.

occupation - a group of similar jobs found in various organizations.

personality traits - the qualities and characteristics that shape a person's unique character and identity.

profession - a career that requires specialized training and academic preparation.

self-actualization - the need to achieve one's potential.

self-concept - the way in which a person sees himself or herself; one's own evaluation of one's personal abilities and worth.

skill - the ability to do something as a result of training, practice, or knowledge.

stereotyped - preconceived views or ideas about what is appropriate behaviour for one gender or the other.

temperament - a quality of personality that shows up in the way a person thinks, acts, or responds to people or situations.

trade - an occupation that requires manual or mechanical skill; the buying and selling of goods and services between parties.

transferable skills - skills that can be used in a variety of jobs or occupations.

values - the ideas, relationships, and other matters that a person believes to be important.

vocation - the work that someone does to earn a living.