Preparing students to succeed in college and careers requires aligned systems that allow for smooth transitions between institutions as well as integrated supports to enable learners to progress toward careers. Student transitions from secondary to postsecondary education and/or careers have long been stumbling blocks because preschool through…

Beginning teachers are often filled with self-doubt and questions regarding school culture and principals' expectations. This book helps one answer teachers' questions and gain strategies to prevent the isolation that many new instructors experience. Updated to meet the challenges facing new teachers today, this revision of the bestseller helps…

Several prominent educators and counselors discuss the importance of career development for all citizens in this report. They present successful strategies for using the National Career Development Guidelines at the state and local levels to improve programs and to make them available to diverse groups, at all ages and stages of their lives. The…

The manual on work experience programs for special education students focuses on issues of program development and enhancement of existing services. Developed by an Arizona state task force, the manual begins with a rationale to students, employers, and the community. A model conceptualizes the career development process as it relates to…

The document provides guidelines for conducting a workshop for administrators, teachers, and counselors on career education for the hearing impaired student in grades K through 12. Initial chapters address the history and purpose of the workshop; concept outline; instructions for using the manual; selection, registration, and preworkshop…

The career development component is one of three instructional components of the Research for Better Schools' career education program and is composed of seven items. The general information handbook provides an overview of the organization and implementation of the career development component, with particular attention to issues that confront…

This publication provides a description of the Phillips Community College (Arkansas) multipurpose career fair as well as a step-by-step planning and implementation guide for putting on a career fair. The Phillips career fair provides an exchange of information and interaction for persons seeking employment, career awareness and employment, and…

The authors present a step-by-step approach to a phased-in career development model to help develop, restructure, evaluate, and implement a program. Steps include: examine existing practices; sell top management; communicate corporate philosophy; integrate the program; design workshops; and evaluate. (CT)

This participant's workbook is one component of an instructional package designed to aid in developing a model employability assessment and planning program for use in rehabilitation and education of persons with disabilities. "An Employability Development Model," outlines the career development and employability development process, major…

Designed for college and university administrators, guidance personnel, community organizations, women's centers, and women's studies programs, this administrator's handbook presents guidelines for establishing and structuring services to aid women in achieving personal, educational, and career goals. Specific sections of the handbook focus on…

This document and its accompanying 14-minute open-captioned videotape summarize legal issues related to the employment of people with disabilities, methods for creating inclusive programs, accommodation strategies, and tips for working with individuals with disabilities. The section on legal issues considers requirements of the Americans with…

Explores the difficult transition from campus to workplace and what employees can do to successfully enter an organization. Describes twelve steps which help make sense of this very critical career state, avoid costly mistakes, build solid foundation for advancement, and get a fast start. Steps are helpful in setting priorities and guiding…

To meet the challenge of a workplace shaped by technological change and global competition, employers and employees must identify their mutual interests in dealing with change and work together to plan career development programs that will benefit employers (by improving productivity and competitiveness) and employees (by enhancing their value in…

This guide contains a brief orientation to the Community Offender Resource Program (CORP) implemented in the Clark County Jail (Springfield, Ohio). A brief introduction describes the CORP program which contains three integrated components: counseling, career development, and family referral. Next, a need for the program is discussed, and the CORP…

Designed to be used in conjunction with the curriculum and procedural materials of the three instructional components in the Research for Better Schools' (RBS) career education program, this series of administrative guides is composed of four items. The RBS introductory manual explains experience-based career education (EBCE) and the RBS approach…