Mastering life skills such as financial management, career development, cooking, and self-care is important for young and emerging adults as well as older patrons. This book guides libraries towards providing programs and activities that help their users expand these life skills and accomplish their goals. Between making financial decisions,…

This guide focuses on the curriculum and assessment requirements in Grades 10, 11, and 12 and the related policies for the B.C. Graduation Program. The guide provides a common understanding among educators, students, parents, post-secondary institutions, business, and government of the policies of the B.C. Graduation Program. The B.C. Graduation…

There is no end to the voluminous need for information and resources. Career counselors and employers alike, an underutilized source, will find that free-lance writing is a way to extend their help to others, is a fulfilling avocation, and is a source of extra income. (Author)

The major purpose of the pre-occupational track of Manitoba's ABE program is to enable students to get first-hand information about the world of work and to get information about themselves that will assist them in crystalizing an occupational choice. The program is designed to move students from an Awareness stage through an Exploration stage to…

Developed by the Authentic Basic Life-Centered Education Model Program (ABLE), the teacher's guide to the development, production and direction of elementary school career education projects offers flexible guidelines rather than a "script" or kit. It suggests that major themes emphasize concern for values and careers as dimensions for human…

This guidebook presents important reference information for guidance and counseling professionals in Oklahoma as they work to strengthen the career guidance components in a comprehensive developmental guidance program in the public schools, K through 12. The purpose of the guide is to provide a convenient way for users to relate "Building…

This lengthy document describes a Career Achievement Skills Training (CAST) program, implemented in Pontiac, Michigan, a highly industrialized city of 120,000 located approximately 30 miles from Detroit. The purpose of the program was to deliver career achievement skills to selected K-12 students. Through the skill processes presented in the CAST…

This monograph, produced by the Manpower Development Higher Education System, is designed to lead service deliverers through a series of lectures, exercises, and demonstrations which will enable them to understand the essentials of putting together an employability plan which is consistent with both the principles of human development and the…

This staff development module is part of one of three groups of career guidance modules developed, field-tested, and revised by a six-state consortium coordinated by the American Institutes for Research. This module is the twevlth in a series on developing a comprehensive career guidance program at the high school level, designed to aid guidance…

Part of an exemplary program for junior high school students, the material in the guide was developed as a supplement to existing mathematics programs. The various math skills are divided into six groups: whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percent, ratio--proportions, and area--volume. For each of the groups, three to seven different career…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of testing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of valuing. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community resources,…

This curriculum guide was developed to assist teachers (K-12) in developing comprehensive industrial education programs, establish individual courses, or plan instruction integrated with other academic areas. This booklet's content is presented in eight sections. The first, an introduction for teachers, explains the purpose of the guide. The next…

Materials contained in this curriculum guide include daily lesson plan outlines for an eighteen-week Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) class. Learning experiences are suggested to meet the following major objectives of the class: (1) Develop students' understanding of the role of work in society and the multiple aspects of their career…

Designed to aid the teacher coordinator in finding current and readily available resource materials relating to program operation and instruction in cooperative education programs, this guide lists over 500 items with abstracts intended to assist the reader who may be looking for ideas, information, or instructional aids. The guide is organized…