Research suggests that hearing how students perceive their experiences (positive and negative) can allow institutions to reevaluate their approaches and assumptions about what is working (or not) on their campuses and develop strategic plans that respond to this information. In early 2022, the Center for Community College Student Engagement…

In this essay, we discuss issues related to the integration of career exploration in our nation's middle schools. We discuss the theoretical and empirical basis for career exploration at the middle school level and identify selected barriers to its effective implementation, namely with regards to career advising and parent involvement. We also…

The Latino population in the United States is large and growing. As a whole, however, it has been challenged with inequitable educational attainment rates compared to other groups, meriting the attention of public agencies, postsecondary institutions, and advocates. Latino economic and career success -- and the success of our overall economy --…

As postsecondary credentials have become increasingly important to accessing higher-quality employment, a growing number of education and workforce programs are implementing "career pathways" approaches to help both youth and adults prepare for further education and better jobs. In recent years, the Manpower Demonstration Research…

A growing body of evidence reveals that a central factor in low completion rates for community college students is the "cafeteria" style approach to college, which provides entering students with a dizzying array of choices and little guidance on navigating those choices. A poor decision on which classes to take can cost community…

The Science, Engineering, and Technology Gateway of Ohio (SETGO) program has a three-pronged approach to meeting the needs at different levels of students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. The SETGO program was an extensive collaboration between a two-year community college and a nearby four-year…

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Career and Technical Student Organizations DECA and FCCLA toured career and technical education (CTE) programs and academies at Falls Church High School in Arlington, Virginia, in February. Each year, to celebrate CTE Month, ACTE visits a local school to gain a better perspective of how…

The author discusses the lives of Helen Bradford Thompson Woolley and M. Edith Campbell, who together shaped the legacy of the Vocational Bureau of Cincinnati. Using scientific research in controlled experimental settings allowed Woolley and Campbell to legitimize their social and vocational reform agendas and influence powerful government,…

FOUR VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE SEMINARS WERE CONDUCTED FOR 3 WEEKS WITH TWO SEMINARS AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AND TWO AT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE CERTIFICATED SCHOOL COUNSELORS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN GUIDANCE POSITIONS IN SCHOOLS IN OHIO WHICH HAVE PROGRAMS OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF THE SEMINARS, AND…

Describes a new career orientation program for seventh and eighth grade students in six Ohio schools. Contents include (1) informing students, (2) curriculum designed, (3) program content and organization, (4) responsibility for dissemination, (5) enrichment activities, (6) local administrator responsibility, and (7) importance of in-service…

The 155 occupational briefs included in this publication describe many of the more widely distributed occupations in Ohio. The information contained in each brief has been submitted or verified by the national associations which establish and maintain standards for each occupation, by the professional societies to which persons employed in these…

Representatives of business, industry, agriculture, government, and education participated in the symposium, sponsored by the Ohio State University College of Education with the purpose of studying how leaders in these areas might join in a coordinated effort to make it possible for every citizen of the state to develop a vocation. Papers were…

The purpose of this proposed project is to demonstrate innovations in a joint vocational school which would serve public and non-public schools in Erie, Huron, and the eastern portion of Ottawa counties. The objectives of the proposed activities were to (1) emphasize a correlated curriculum developed around the "world of work" between…

Describes how a career development program was developed in Ohio using the Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence model. (LRA)

This directory contains descriptions of 142 state-licensed occupations and businesses that involve training, significant legal requirements, or passing an examination. An outline of state licensed businesses and the agency issuing such licenses is included. Authorities to contact for federal, county, and city licenses are also listed. Related…