Describes three phases of a career education program developed for K-14 in Wyoming. (JS)

This model was developed for a target group of grades nine through twelve in secondary schools having from 10 to 350 students to be served by vocational programs. (Editor)

Four papers presented by American Institutes for Research personnel review Project TALENT developments. The impending Five Year Career Data Book is introduced in David Tiedeman's paper, "A Career Data Book for the First Five Years After High School." For each of twelve career groups a descriptive statement provides information on…

This report presents a compilation of bibliographic material gathered during an evaluation undertaken by the Human Resources Research Organization for the U.S. Department of Labor. The evaluation concerned a special USTES Counselor Training Program designed to provide the equivalent of one year of full-time education in vocational counseling with…

Prepared as a part of the Career Education Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the paper examines and discusses broad goals and purposes of career education and reviews current related literature. Attention is given to the "who" and "what" of curriculum and instruction in terms of the coalition of…

Describes the four phases of the Comprehensive Career Education Model and its curriculum, guidance, and evaluation tasks. (SB)

This manual for school administrators and teachers is designed to aid in developing, planning, and conducting health occupations education programs at the secondary level. Guidelines for program organization and administration are offered regarding advisory committees, procedures for establishing programs, educational facilities, selection of…

A proposed career education program in the Clark County, Nevada, school district is described, based on the following components: career awareness at the elementary school level; greater awareness and investigative and exploratory experiences at the intermediate level; continued exploratory experiences, curriculum for a purpose, and correlated…

This study reports the first year of an exemplary program at Garfield High School, Seattle, where a program of occupational skills was instituted as a regular part of the comprehensive school curriculum. First year objectives included efforts to: (1) plan and develop limited operation of vocational-technical programs, (2) establish technical…

Concerned with comprehensive career development and career guidance programs for grades K-14, the major emphases of this project were: (1) identifying major needs of and gaps in existing career development resources, (2) developing a series of learner directed multimedia career development modules, (3) designing and conducting a series of workshop…

This guide for the development of local curricula is intended for use by teachers concerned with the study of industry at any grade level K-12. The basic premise of the document is that a general knowledge of industry, as an institution in society, is essential to all students, and the source of the content is industry itself. The identified body…

An overview of occupational education was developed to secure answers to the following questions: (1) What is the nature of employment or employability, (2) What is involved in the world of work, (3) What is the nature of a career, and (4) What is formal education's contribution to these? In an attempt to classify and project the needs and demands…

The 1-year project undertaken June 1, 1972, established as its goals the development of: (1) vocational awareness programs for grades preschool to sixth, (2) programs related to 15 occupational clusters for grades 7-10, and (3) vocational preparation programs for grades 11-12. Eight high schools, 10 junior high schools, and 47 elementary schools…

At this Region X conference called by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 157 participants from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho met to discuss how career education needs of youth and adults and the needs of the economy are being met by schools in their communities, to determine the role that vocational education is playing in the…

To design a plan for implementing recommendations for vocationally oriented programs at all educational levels, and specialized vocational training directed toward specific career objectives, an 18-member task force reviewed recommendations from several studies, conferred with vocational education specialists and school administrators, and…