Tech prep is an educational initiative that promotes increased cooperation between local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions. Its intent is to improve the quality of instruction and employment potential of students, particularly those enrolled in general or vocational education. Tech prep's strength lies in the partnership…

This bibliography addresses the issue of how to infuse career development activities into the academic classroom situation. Thirty-four citations from ERIC and other databases include instructional materials, journal articles, project descriptions, research reports, and teaching guides. A topical outline defines career education and infusion and…

This bibliography draws together the best sources of information currently available on establishing, staffing, and operating career resource centers. Twenty-four citations from ERIC and other databases include administrative materials, information analyses, journal articles, opinion papers, and research guides. Two articles, representative of…

This handbook presents management techniques, program ideas, and student activities for building comprehensive secondary career guidance programs. Part 1 (chapter 1) traces the history of guidance to set the stage for the current emphasis on comprehensive programs, summarizes four representative models for designing comprehensive programs, and…

This document compiles representative resources to assist state and local administrators of vocational special needs programs, special needs educators, counselors, researchers, and policymakers in implementing and complying with the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Entries in the publications section are…