The Assistant Secretary for Education defends the reason for and the role of career education in the United States, and reports on the activities of federally-sponsored career education programs during Fiscal Year 1972. (KM)

Author is Commissioner of Education, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. (TS)

The author examines the roles and responsibilities of, and benefits to, business, labor, industry, government, educators, and the general public in permeating the traditional academic curriculum with occupational realism. (MJB)

Author described and supported the development of career education programs. (RK)

Dr. Sidney P. Marland, Jr., is United States Commissioner of Education. (RJ)

The U.S. Commissioner of Education elaborates on the U.S. Office of Education plan for Career Education, reports on steps already taken, and generally assesses progress. (Editor)

The Commissioner of Education presents his ideas concerning career education and the need for change. (JS)

The U.S. Commissioner of Education assesses the progress and problems of our schools and colleges and outlines the challenges of the future. (Editor)

The concept that liberal education and the development of people for life's work are compatible is discussed, and possible programs, curricular adaptations, and student services are suggested to apply the concept of career education in higher education. (JMD)

Career education is not a major OE priority in name only, a paper goal; career education is the major objective of the Office of Education at this moment in time and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Excerpts from prepared text of the Commissioner's address at the 1971 annual meeting of American Vocational Association. (Author/MU)

The U.S. Office of Education supports youth groups because of its desire to strengthen the quality of vocational education and its concern for the development of well-rounded youth. (Editor)

With leadership provided by the educational community, a coalition of business, labor, industry, and government can work with the general public and interested students in integrating career education opportunities into the regular school curriculum. (MJB)

Describes a model career education program at Dallas' Skyline Career Development Center where students receive a balance of academic and occupational education leading to a career. (DW)

Career education concepts and educational reform are reviewed and discussed as they evolved over a 6-year period (1971-76). Focus is on collaboration between business, labor, industry, government, education, and the public in dealing with the way society isolates work from learning and labor from the liberal arts. Each of these six sectors are…

Besides defining the concept of career education and reporting on its current implementation, the book portrays the rapidly changing career education scene. The author traces the emergence of the career education concept by examining the influences of leaders, events, and changing public attitudes. Significant changes reflect the humanizing of…