The functional content unit on getting and keeping a job is part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help…

The curriculum guide was developed to help adult education teachers, counselors, and administrators in planning and implementing creative and innovative activities in the field of career awareness and exploration. The curriculum units are intended to be used in conjunction with subjects usually taught. The definition, goals, and basic concepts of…

The sixth grade learn-to-earn field tested unit was designed to develop career awareness and employability skills. The purpose is to help the learner understand the tasks performed in the home setting as related to the interest, aptitude, and training of the individuals performing these tasks. The lesson topics are: ways to earn money; personal…

The three sample mini-functional units are part of a system developed for tutor training and support for adult literacy programs. A key component of the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides (designed as training and reference aids for tutors) and Functional Content Units (intended to help tutors combine…

A French language curriculum that integrates career and self-exploration activities is presented. The unit is divided into nine mini-units for the teacher that include the following: career or careers to be role-played, student grouping, time allotment, materials needed, a day-to-day explanation of the student activities, and followup activities.…

This curriculum guide contains six units covering over 60 hours of lessons on career development designed for Vietnamese, Laotian, and Cambodian students in the United States. Developed for use by counselors, career guidance specialists, vocational instructors, instructors in English as a second language, and other professionals involved in career…

The curriculum guide was designed for Vocational Special Needs Programs in Idaho and concentrates on preparing handicapped and disadvantaged students to succeed in regular vocational programs. The subjects, pre-vocational in nature, include: Living Skills (self concept, life management, community resources, food and nutrition, clothing and…

The guide is one of a series of 10 units composing an orientation to the world of work course designed especially for disadvantaged and handicapped students in the ninth and tenth grades. It is designed to provide basic and remedial instruction in personal development, math, and language skills while providing information and skills basic or…

The curriculum guide is a product of the Alpine School District (American Fork, Utah) program to integrate career education concepts into the curriculum of all junior high schools in the district. The guide offers teacher-developed materials designed to help seventh grade students become aware of the dignity of work and to explore the world of…

Part of a series devoted to identifying and evaluating strategies which vocational education administrators and instructors can use at the secondary student, teacher, or administrator level to eliminate sex stereotyping and sex bias in vocational education programs, this simulation activity involves students in real-life situations requiring…