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ERIC Number: ED067511
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1972-Jun-30
Pages: 88
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Project VIGOR: Vocational Cluster Education, Integrated and Articulated, Grades 1 through 14 with Guidance Services, Occupational Exploration and Work Experience, Relevant to General Education. Final Evaluation Report.
Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. Div. of Community Colleges and Career Education.; David Douglas Public Schools, Portland, OR.
To determine the knowledge level and attitudes of Project Vigor staff and to develop a base for further planning and implementation, nine separate questionnaires were used to collect data from administrators, teachers, and counselors at specific grade levels. It was found that significant progress had been made toward meeting the overall project goal of creating a career education program in a formerly traditional school system, the David Douglas Public Schools in Portland. Major strengths of the program centered on the career clusters in the high school, the work experience program, and the career awareness program in the elementary grades. However, the critical problem was a lack of understanding by the majority of the staff of the total concept of career education. Exploratory programs, particularly at the junior level, and additional materials, principally cluster programs and guidance and counseling services, are needed. Future evaluation would be enhanced by the development of objective indicators of achievement and performance. In addition to the questionnaires and data analyses, the appendixes include the complete report of a special evaluation activity designed and conducted by a senior class student who was also a member of the Project VIGOR advisory council. This activity centered on collecting information from ninth grade students about their knowledge and attitudes toward career education, and its findings are incorporated into the evaluation. (MF)
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Oregon State Board of Education, Salem. Div. of Community Colleges and Career Education.; David Douglas Public Schools, Portland, OR.
Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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