This workbook on highlighting self and career awareness through value-related activities, the second in a series of three vocational career orientation self-developmental units, was designed for use at the junior high school level. The introductory section outlines the goals of the workbook, its structure, and the nature of the activities included…

Designed for use with special education students served by special education instructional programs, this guide is intended to help educators implement appropriate career education programing. Moderate to mildly handicapped students are the target population. The guide is based on the objectives that need to be monitored by teachers to assure that…

A field tested workshop program to prepare rural women for education and job opportunities is described in this comprehensive manual for workshop leaders. An introductory chapter states program goals and philosophy and covers planning and implementing the workshops; topics include staff selection, publicity and recruiting, materials, workshop size…

This workbook on life planning, the first in a series of three vocational career orientation self-developmental units, was designed for use at the junior high school level. Explained first are the goals of the series of workbooks, their structure, and the nature and scope of the activities provided in them. The second section consists of specific…

This module on looking at jobs, the second in a series of three volumes of sex-fair career guidance activities, deals with choosing occupations and life roles. Included in the module are four learning activities and four occupational assessments that have been designed to provide explorations into potential careers for students and, at the same…

This monograph covers strategies, methods, and practices best suited for infusing career education into the teaching of business. Chapter 1 considers the relationship between business education and career education, including the career education movement, career development tasks, responses of business education, and goals and objectives of…

This guide presents materials to help the teacher in implementing a teacher advisory program (grades 8-12) to provide career and life guidance within the classroom. Emphasis in grades 8 and 9 is on values clarification, decision making, and career exploration. In grades 10-12 greater emphasis is placed on career choice and selection. The guide…

This book is a practitioner's guide to developing literacy training programs for workers. Titles of the 28 chapters and epilogue are as follows: "Understanding the History and Definitions of Workplace Literacy" (Askov, Aderman); "Understanding Literacy in the Canadian Business Context: Conference Board of Canada Study" (Hart);…

This curriculum guide is designed for use in adult basic education (ABE) programs serving psychiatrically ill adult students. Covered in the individual units are the following topics: personal hygiene and grooming, nutrition and health, money and money management, transportation and safety, government and law, values clarification, and…

This document is a guidebook for counselors working with Black and Hispanic American women, women reentering the workforce, and underemployed/career-changing women. The material contains workshop designs, activities, checklists, readings, techniques for recruiting women, and other community outreach suggestions. Topics covered included evaluation,…