This document evaluates the success of the Objective-Based Career Guidance Program after one year, and includes details of all projects carried out during that year. The following three areas were explored during initial phases of implementation: (1) information about self, (2) information about careers, and (3) decision making. Three hundred…

The conceptual model described in this paper resulted from the need to organize a body of knowledge related to the world of work which would enable curriculum developers to prepare accurate, realistic instructional materials. The world of work is described by applying Malinowski's scientific study of the structural components of culture. It is…

Four studies compiled in this document cover career awareness, academic achievement, career decision-making, and other ways of assessing effectiveness. Each area is developed through (1) literature reviews, (2) input gathered from state coordinators of career education and from local practitioners, and (3) reported data which represents…