Describes the role of career guidance in helping students find a vocation in which they can hope to be employed. Enumerates effective job search skills that students can develop. Notes methods of obtaining job experience and the necessity of career planning. Discusses the need for accurate occupational information. (RC)

A 1979 study of the perceived impact of career guidance and counseling services provided to students at the junior high school level in three urban school divisions was replicated in 1980. Students (N=430)from 6 urban and rural schools completed questionnaires designed to explore student perceptions and attitudes concerning various aspects of…

Project Real World, a self-contained, activity-based Canadian consumer science program, provides students with systematic instruction in economic living skills. It gives students in grades 10-12 an orientation to the economic realities and opportunities in society. The program helps students understand the marketplace; manage resources; apply…

Intended for counselors, teachers, administrators, and students, this resource book contains 40 activities to prepare students in grades 7-12 to make the transition from school to work. (With two exceptions, activities can be completed without additional career materials.) Introductory materials include a rationale for career development…

This book examines the factors responsible for the difficulties being experienced by many young Canadians trying to find permanent jobs in a growing economy and explains how Canadian youths can make the best use of the opportunities offered by academic and other programs to find a satisfying life in the workforce. The following are among the…