The paper discusses the need for career development programs for junior high school students and looks at career education modeling. There appears to be some consensus that the self-concept theory should give direction to career education planning. An interesting characteristic of the career education movement is the multiplicity of models which…

Eight career development learning units were produced by classroom teachers in the Milford, Delaware, School District using the triad concept of school, teacher, and community and using career clusters as a data base for school activities to increase student awareness of the variety of career opportunities available. Career oriented activities…

The summary report is an outgrowth of a 1972 meeting of the National Advisory and Review Committee of the California State Department of Education, Vocational Education Section. The principal intent of the report is to provide project staff and consultants insight into the problems of career development for public service occupations, as well as…

The debate to define career education began and the nature of the concept slowly began to emerge after career education was brought to center stage by Dr. Sidney P. Marland in 1971. Career education is moving toward a focus on the working role that individuals play and is concerned with helping each individual identify, enter, and progress in a…

The 23 learning units in career development were developed and tested by classroom teachers in the Milford, Delaware, School District using the triad design concept of school, teacher, and community. The units relate classroom experiences to situations existing in the world of work and result in the development of meaningful school activities. The…

The purpose of the overview is to describe in narrative and graphic form, processes for incorporating career development activities in the educational program of local school districts which can be related to identifiable and measurable consumer objectives. Possible feasible and desirable outcomes are in the areas of decision-making skills,…

This synthesized report of program goals and accomplishments for career education in Oregon lists key goals with corresponding performance objectives for 12 focal areas. These emphases for a career education program for elementary, secondary, post-secondary, and adult curriculums include: (1) career awareness, (2) career exploration, (3) career…

A project conducted by Tarboro City Schools (North Carolina) involved the development of an individualized curriculum, suitable for students in grades 7, 8, and 9. Emphasis for the project was on using the most effective components of different approaches from across the State to meet the State's goals for occupational exploration, while providing…

The exploration phase of career education in the middle school years places equal emphasis on exploration of specific occupational clusters and on the relevancy of academic subject matter to career goals. Intended for use as a resource for junior high school teachers in intorudcing the exploration phase of career education, the guide is organized…

Part of the AIR Career Education Curriculum Development Project, the series of 15 exemplary lesson units for grades K-9 reflect a variety of topics and instructional methods. The units, developed through the coordinated efforts of AIR and selected teachers from nine public school systems, have been evaluated by teachers and curriculum specialists…

The report contains instructional materials designed for junior high, senior high school, and for a community program for work experience. The section formulated by career education personnel and the third party evaluator contains the master plan and the goals and objectives for grades 7-9. Another section presents curricula materials produced by…

This report presents an overview of Project CDCC (Career Development Centered Curriculum), a curriculum-based career development program for students in grades K-6. The program's purpose, approach, definitions, and model are described. The approach stresses integrating career awareness with existing subject matter as well as building into the…

The planning and implementation of the Comprehensive Career Education Model for grades K-14 (a 3-year project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is described. (The project's five major objectives were (1) to increase self-awareness of pupils by providing insight into their skills, potentials, and abilities which relate to the world of work, (2) to…

This manual is designed for the administrator or coordinator responsible for implementing the World of Related Knowledge and Educational Development (WORK-ED) program in a school district. (The program is a career education course of study for ninth graders designed to enable students who have not chosen the traditional college prep high school…

Intended for the ninth grade, the level 2 career exploration curriculum guide focuses more closely on occupational clusters that have been selected by the student on the basis of interests, aptitudes, and abilities. Orientation to decision making acquaints the student with factors to consider when making more definite career choices. Units based…