Despite the historical mission of career academies to expand opportunities and engagement of minority students, particularly African American students, more recent curricular changes in the career academy model have increased the rigor of these types of programs. These new initiatives have undoubtedly resulted in a demographic shift with more…

Historically, divisions between academic and vocational education--what is now commonly referred to as career and technical education (CTE)--have been stark and consistent. Such divisions often create circumstances that sully the educational experience for teachers and students alike. With regard to CTE, many of these divisions stem from a lack of…

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PRYO, the Swedish acronym for Praktiske Yrkesorientering, translates into English as Practical Work Orientation. PRYO was the result of action taken by the Swedish legislature, excluding educational researchers for the most part, in which compulsory school attendance was extended from seven to nine years to further equalize Swedish education while…

This document contains both teaching suggestions and samples of instructional materials used in the Pittsburgh public schools' career education program at all levels. Suggested units of instruction include such topics as the Pittsburgh job market, social security cards, job interviews, wage and benefit laws, labor organizations, and consumer…

Designed for use by local education agencies, this handbook develops a twelve step process that facilitates the planning and development of comprehensive career education programs. The twelve steps are (1) involve administrators, teachers, and counselors; (2) involve the school board; (3) select a district career education coordinator; (4) inform…

American-style comprehensive high school (CHS) systems were started in Japan and Taiwan in 1994 and 1996, respectively. Most CHSs in Taiwan were transformed from senior vocational schools, whereas others were changed from senior high schools or newly founded. To assist these schools in successfully restructuring or designing new programs, a…

The main focus of the Minneapolis component third year's activities (1976-77) was to expand the inservice programs to teachers and counselors district-wide. (The district includes twenty-four secondary schools, fifty-five elementary schools, and a number of alternative locations.) A career education conference in August and a television program in…

Five high schools and three middle schools participated in a career education project conducted during 1974-75 in the Catholic Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island. The program was designed to aid students in the development of maximum awareness of self and of community. During the first project year, an awareness of the concept of career education…

Covering the time period of July 1973 to June 1976, this report describes the procedures and results of a comprehensive career education project K-12 in the Des Moines Independent School District. The project consisted of the following 12 major components: Elementary, junior high school, senior high school, technical high school, handicapped…

The three-year project was designed to plan, test, and implement a comprehensive career education program in grades K-12 in 14 schools. Implementation strategy was organized in three phases: teacher awareness, development of curriculum materials, and classroom implementation. Specific objectives were developed for each of the three phases for each…

Status and success of the Clark County School District (Nevada) K-12 Career Education Program are outlined. Phase 1 and phase 2 objectives are described in terms of steps used to insure success for the program component, processes, or activities used to achieve success, and status of the objective. Appendixes contain computer printouts of…

The purpose of the Coffee County (Alabama) project was to implement an integrated program of occupational information, guidance, and training extending from the elementary school through the post high school level. Implementation strategy included the following activities: (1) appointment of project personnel, including a full-time placement…

The philosophy of the comprehensive community colleges, as well as their promises, has resulted in a revolution in higher education. The philosophy is that everyone should have access to higher education, at a price he can afford to pay, and that curricula should be geared to the real needs of persons. Most comprehensive community colleges offer…

A selective list of clues to a quality education. (Available from Educational Communication Center, P.O. Box 657, Camp Hill, PA 17011; $12.00 annually.) (MLF)