Major goal of USOE is for every student who leaves high school to have a marketable skill or preparation to enter advanced educational programs. Efforts are centered around four modesl for developing a national program: school-based, employer-based, home/community-based, and rural residential career. (DF)

Discussed is the importance of encouraging physically handicapped students into careers in the science fields. Information from interviews with handicapped people who have chosen science as a career are included. (KR)

The importance of career education in school curriculum programs is discussed. A superior program can be created by considering the potential and direction of the students and the utilization of the diversity of resources in our communities, systems of higher education, and government. (DF)

Discusses the reasons why scientists choose science, and why these factors may not be operative in the career choice of blacks. Factors include role models, early exposure to science, and positive image of science. (MLH)

Describes an independent study activity designed for secondary students, in which the students researched the desirability of funding the construction of a sea-level canal through Nicaragua by assuming the roles of the scientific specialists who would be involved in such a project. (MLH)

Six women in science reflect on their own lives, comment on some of the most often asked career questions, and speak of the future as they see it. (Editor/JR)

Examines the present and future career opportunities for women in the sciences and engineering. Indicates that opportunities for new women graduates in these fields presently equal or surpass those for men. (JR)

Presents a series of brief notes about chemistry teaching awards, new scientific publications and teaching aids, and opportunities to teach abroad. (MLH)

Conducted a study to identify the factors that predict persistence and success in baccalaureate engineering programs. Reports that the variables that contributed significantly were freshman achievement test scores in algebra and chemistry, high school grade point average, degree of focus of science interests, motive for engineering choice, and…

Describes the contributions that three women geologists made to the field of geology. Closing remarks report current statistics of women geologists. (ZWH)