ERIC Number: ED294086
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 80
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Discover: An Educational Opportunity for Women in Transition.
Willson, Linda M.; And Others
The Discover program is a program for women who want to become self-sufficient and self-supporting. Clients of the program may be separated or divorced, single mothers, or married to an underemployed spouse. The Discover program involves career exploration in the hope that its graduates will enter an occupational training program. The goals of the Discover program are personal growth and continuing education for the participants. Women can confront their fears about change, risk, independence, and decision making in a supportive, nonjudgmental atmosphere. This document describes how to sponsor and set up a Discover program, and how to locate instructors and recruit participants. A three-phase curriculum is described. These topics are covered: (1) personal growth including individual counseling, independence, and assertiveness; (2) career exploration, including campus tours, vocational testing, and goal-setting; and (3) problem solving, including time and money management, coping with children, and handling problems. Appendices include samples of a 4-week schedule, a three-successive Saturdays schedule, and a sample listing of community resources. (ABL)
Publication Type: Guides - General; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Women's Educational Equity Act Program (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Education Development Center, Inc., Newton, MA.
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