Big Brothers Big Sisters Edmonton & Area, in partnership with Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, are providing the High School Teen Mentoring Program, a school-based mentoring program where mentor-mentee matches meet for one hour per week to engage in relationship-building activities at an elementary school. This initiative aims to…

This booklet stresses the value of science and mathematical studies as a prerequisite for a career in architecture by depicting real women whose careers provide inspirational role models. The first section is a text designed for use by elementary students and presents the career of Architect from a woman's point of view. Both female and male…

This job hunter's guide features the "Seek-a-Job Flock," a set of bird characters that humorously help to illustrate job hunting basics. The guide contains five sections: (1) how to find job openings; (2) how to make the interview appointment; (3) how to complete the job application form; (4) how to act during the interview; and (5) how to follow…

This booklet stresses the value of various academic studies (e.g., history, geology, anatomy, physical anthropology) as prerequisites for a career in paleontology, by depicting real women whose careers provide inspirational role models. The first section is a text designed for use by elementary students and presents the career of paleontology from…

The narrative portion of this report summarizes the highlights of Phase II of a project to identify competencies needed by regional delivery system personnel in delivering career guidance. It identifies the six informational modules that were prepared during Phases I and II. Appendixes contain the six modules for guidance counselors/coordinators…

This manual, designed especially for women but applicable to men as well, is aimed at helping the reader to find a job/career suited to individual talents, education, and needs. It takes a step-by-step approach from self-appraisal to appraisal of the job market to looking for and securing a specific job. The 10 sections of the guidebook lead the…

These 21 guides are intended for teachers, counselors, admissions officers and students. Each guide is one page long, and provides students with a range of occupations opened by the related academic subject. It introduces students to primary sources of career information and helps them develop life-long skills needed to make career choices by…

These picture stimulus sets are part of the "Focus on the Future" package which presents a group career guidance activity for secondary students designed to bring to light traditional biases and stereotyped attitudes about male and female roles and to create an awareness of how such attitudes may influence work expectations and future family…

This information packet contains sections from a high school advisor/advisee handbook and the accompanying student planning guide. The introduction explains the roles and responsibilities of advisors, lists four goals of the advisement program, and lists three areas of focus of the program: (1) self-awareness; (2) career awareness; and (3) school…

This answer key is part of the materials in the Skills for Adult Guidance Educators (SAGE) system, which provides instruction in a set of necessary competencies specifically designed for adult education counselors, teachers, and paraprofessionals. The materials provide a process for developing and implementing counseling and guidance programs…

To aid those advising English majors in college, this article compiles information on technical writing careers from surveys in professional journals, occupational literature, 1980 census data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics publications. (SRT)

This booklet stresses the value of various academic studies (e.g., history, language, art, archaeology) as prerequisites for a career in Egyptology, by depicting real women whose careers provide inspirational role models. The first section is a text designed for use by elementary students and presents the career of Egyptology from a woman's point…

This brochure is written for students considering graduate work in physics or related fields such as astronomy, biophysics, and applied physics. It also provides some information for physics undergraduates who plan on pursuing postbaccalaureate studies in the fields of engineering, medicine, law, and other professions that attract significant…

Indiana's ninth-grade students must write a plan for their high school education that will lead them to a career. To help them in this effort, and throughout their high school years, the Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center provides students with newsletters, planners, and college financial aid information. This booklet is part of…

This user guide is designed to assist students using the Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW) manual. An introduction reviews the VIEW program, describes how to start a career exploration process, defines career exploration, and explains the kinds of information contained in the VIEW scripts (two-page job descriptions contained in the…