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…

The report covers the second year of a three-year project to develop a career education continuum for grades K-14 in participating Pennsylvania school districts. Emphasis was on dissemination procedures to schools for the major project components: curriculum infusion for grades 1-8, Singer Carrels exploratory component for grades 6-8, career…

This third and final year-end report of the Highline, Washington, K-12 Career Alternatives Model project contains individual reports of each of the six major program components and the two support components. Each includes program description, conclusions, and recommendations. The six program components are examined in light of the project goals…

Information is provided in this report on existing career-related resources in Boston, and on what can be done to further the implementation of career exploration programs. Section 1 provides the historical and policy context for the information, analyses and recommendations. Section 2 describes national developments and strategies for…

The manual was designed for use by local school systems in order to maintain a comprehensive program of career and vocational education in the State of Georgia. The program includes, but is not limited to elementary career development programs, junior high exploratory and pre-vocational programs, secondary vocational cluster and cooperative…

These guidelines for developing a model for an integrated comprehensive career education program in North Carolina at the elementary and secondary levels include a mission statement, a career education rationale, a wide range of educational objectives, and key considerations for statewide implementation of the career education concept. An advisory…

The methods used during 1975-76 in the career education program in Norwalk (Connecticut) were designed for each grade level--elementary, middle school, and high school. (The program began with a Federally funded pilot program in the spring of 1972 in three schools and has expanded, over a four and one-half year period, to a total program in all 25…

Lists of project accomplishments and the complete third-party evaluation report constitute the major contents of this final report of a three-year project to assist Bedford County Public Schools (Virginia) in implementation of a model for K-14 career education. Major conclusions reported are these: (1) A comprehensive plan for career development…

Included in this final report of the K-14 three-year Penasco, New Mexico, career education project are presentation of the project's goals and objectives, description of general design and implementation procedures, lists of results and accomplishments, the third-party evaluation report, and conclusions and recommendations. General objectives…

Covering the period of June 1973 to June 1976, this final report describes objectives, activities, results, and accomplishments to date of a career education project serving nearly 10,000 K-12 students in five school districts in Southeastern Idaho. Accomplishments listed for continued implementation in the third operational year include these: An…

The advisory council is important in developing a career education system in the elementary and secondary schools of our communities. The advisory council as a school community can assist by recruiting the totality of the community's resources. The council offers a mechanism designed to wire an educational system into the work world, linking…

Implementation activities for a one-year period are reported for the East Shore Career Education Center (ESCEC), designed to implement a continuous career education program for grades K-12 in the communities of Branford, North Branford, East Haven, and Guilford (Connecticut). Goals and objectives of the project included the following: to provide a…

Comprehensive work experience and vocational guidance activities were established at the middle school level and their effects on career maturity and attitudes toward school of ninth graders were tested. The project was conducted at the Bowling Green Junior High School (Kentucky) during the academic school year of 1975-76. (The school supports a…

The 3-year exemplary project whose overall objective was the establishment of comprehensive career-centered activities for grades 1 through 12, is described in this report. The introductory section presents a summary of the project which outlines goals and objectives and procedures (administrative structure, developing community support, awareness…

An operational blueprint for health career education and training was designed to provide the District of Columbia public schools with a documented strategy for implementing a comprehensive, multifocal health careers program. The blueprint will establish a mechanism for interagency communication and cooperation at all levels, involving all aspects…