Describes the implementation and evaluation of the Tennessee State Plan for Career Education according to provisions of the Career Incentive Act (PL 95-207) during 1979-80 and 1980-81. Indicates Incentive Act funds enabled state and local agencies to make career education an integral part of school curricula. (AH)

Following a series of career education workshops for school-based teams of principals, counselors, and teachers throughout Tennessee, a survey was conducted to determine how many of the participants were still using their workshop plans one year later, and what characteristics of participants most influenced their use of these plans. (CT)

Outlines a model for cooperative programming and discusses the roles of school professionals, peers, and the community. (JOW)

A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a federally funded series of career education workshops for school-based teams of principals, counselors, and teachers. In this study, the authors hypothesize that both school effectiveness and effective implementation of innovations such as career education within the school have some common…

Provides a rationale for career education as a criterion for selection of social studies texts. Outlines stages of career education K-adult. Includes a checklist for assessing texts and a statement of NCSS goals relating to career education. (CK)

This article offers teachers a checklist method for evaluating the emphasis on career education in a science textbook. Career education included in textbooks should provide learning experiences in career exploration, career decision-making skills, worker characteristics, science-related occupations, and learning experiences for career preparation.…

After discussing the church's increasing role in career development activities for youth, particularly high school students, the authors describe the Second Presbyterian Church's (Knoxville, Tennessee) career development program for grades 9-12, involving its ministers, religious education specialists, and laymen. The four steps in the program are…

Tennessee's Career Education Needs Assessment identified a need for strong leadership in career education at the state level and a source of funding for: information dissemination re: relevant curriculum and guidance materials; and personnel to organize staff training in the use of career education materials and infusion techniques. (JC)

Broadly defines career education, noting that any teacher can utilize career-related examples to teach traditional academic content at any level. Includes illustrations of career education infusion activities in four primary subject areas: mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. Describes the role of the elementary teacher in…

A team of evaluators assessed the implementation of the Career Education Incentive Act in Tennessee during the period from the fall of 1979 through January 1981. Using a series of standardized reporting forms as well as telephone and personal interviews with local project directors, evaluators collected data pertaining to 20 local projects carried…

This report presents an evaluation of the career education leadership activities conducted in Tennessee in 1979-80, the first year of operation for Tennessee's five-year State Plan for Career Education. Section 1 addresses the relationship between the activities in the State Plan and a state-wide needs assessment. Sections 2-7 focus on assessment…

Career Education, which emphasizes individual development in all life roles (personal, social, economic), holds unique promise for educating the handicapped. Almost any model of career education is adaptable for use with handicapped children, and blending career education with the academic program of a handicapped child can become a significant…

Two task forces, a Career Development Team and a Curriculum Development Team, were formed from the Career Education Committee appointed in 1976 at the College of Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to assist students while in college to make informed career choices within the field of education (i.e., career development), and to help…

Describes a career development pilot program as a segment of the church school class for secondary students at the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. The program focused on values clarification, tentative career choices, and limited reality testing by means of panels of church adults involved in those occupations. (MF)

This booklet opens with a list of the features that society now demands from higher education and then describes approaches to assessing the community college mission. Twenty-first century expectations for higher education are being shaped by: (1) a change in focus from teaching to learning; (2) the need to base credentials on demonstrated…