The implementation guide to Project SPICE (Special Partnership in Career Education) - a curriculum designed to develop and demonstrate effective methods and techniques for providing career education experiences for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) students (ages 11-to-13 years) is provided. A description of the program focuses on program…

The guide was designed to assist those involved in developing a career awareness program for the elementary grades (kindergarten through six). It presents basic elements of program planning and suggested approaches or activities. Selection of activities is discussed in a section of the guide which describes general types of activities for lower,…

After a brief introduction, the guide to career education in Alabama identifies several career education concepts which concern the relevance of education to the world of work and diagrams the components of the three elements of career education (awareness, exploration, and preparation). The next section diagrams the career education curriculum…

The handbook is designed to be an introduction to a larger collection of materials on career education which are available through the Michigan Department of Education. It is a do-it-yourself suggestion book for districts who have not yet developed their plans for career education, as well as for those that are already immersed in initial planning…

The guide was designed to assist teachers in infusing career education concepts into the curriculum. Opening sections present information on using the guide, suggested steps for infusion, definitions, characteristics, and outcome goals of career education. The framework on which the guide is based was developed around six major concepts involving:…

This project paper explains the theoretical basis that educators used in writing developmental career education materials for Project Green River Opportunities for Work (GROW) in Region 3, Kentucky, and outlines the steps regional and district personnel took in laying the groundwork for the publication, "Learning Concepts in Career…

The purpose of this project was to develop and disseminate a conceptual model for comprehensive secondary school (7-12) career guidance programs. The model consisted of transportable packages intended to provide a framework for the delivery of career guidance strategies designed to facilitate the achievement of desired student outcomes. Initially,…

Intended to serve primarily as a guideline, this manual presents an example of how one rural school system restructured its curriculum to integrate career education into the program. Based on flexibility and adaptation, it presents six areas for consideration: (1) the eight elements of career education; (2) the advantages and disadvantages of…