Discusses trends in career education shown in three years of membership surveys of the National Career Education Leaders' Communication Network. Trends covered include (1) health of the career education movement, (2) need to replace the term "career education," (3) possible new names, (4) funding, and (5) definition of career education.…

This document attempts to draw attention to the kinds of baseline data required for drawing conclusions regarding the changing workplace, to illustrate use of key Department of Labor (DOL) documents in searching for answers to some changing workplace questions, and to correct some common myths regarding education/work relationships predicted to…

Youths must be equipped with a set of general employability skills and attitudes that will provide them with maximum flexibility and adaptability throughout their adult working lives. The entire system of education holds great potential for making significant positive contributions to this effort. (Author)

Discusses results of a survey of 735 working adults concerning their perceptions of the relevance of their education to their work. Policy implications drawn from this survey include (1) rethink reform; (2) strengthen ties between education and work; (3) college is not for everyone; (4) motivate with recognition; and (5) begin planning early. (CH)

The emerging information-based occupational society emphasizes education-work relationships. Counselors must make students aware of forecasts of a lower need for four-year college graduates and increased jobs for two-year postsecondary graduates and help them develop alternatives to four-year college attendance. (SK)

Data were obtained for 9,518 former students from 370 postsecondary institutions in 14 states to provide a general answer to the question, "What kinds of occupational experiences are persons enrolled in postsecondary career-oriented programs likely to have after they leave the educational institutions?" This follow-up survey was…

The three papers compiled here provide educators and others involved in career education with some information regarding the relationship of career education and organized labor. The first paper, a conference speech by Peter A. Bommarito, President of the United Rubber Workers, presents an official policy statement on career education from the…

Effective collaboration between educational systems and the broader community for the formation and support of education-work policies requires shared commitment, shared responsibility, and shared authority. Three community models exist, and each, with its various advantages, is explored. (Author/JMD)

Examined are the issues of what the educational system can do about youth unemployment and identifying appropriate and effective strategies for educational changes. Emphasis is placed on providing employability skills rather than entry-level job skills. Reallocation of educational resources and joining of forces of the community and schools are…

The experiences of tech prep students who have made the transition from high school to some form of postsecondary career-oriented education were examined through a survey sent to 38,325 postsecondary students enrolled in 1,948 programs in 362 postsecondary institutions in 14 states. Nearly 90% of those surveyed were under the age of 25. Compared…

Dr. Hoyt will share his thoughts and dreams and those of his colleagues from the 1970s and '80s who laid the foundation and fought the fight to infuse career concepts into schools, businesses and communities. It is a dream that continues, and the author shares his hopes and plans for the restoration of education and work as a national priority. It…

This report describes an inquiry into the work attitudes and career decision making skills of 754 sophomores in seven rural and one urban high school in Maine. The study is the first part of a planned 7-year longitudinal study that will interview these students again when they are seniors and then again 5 years later. The eight papers in the…

The concepts of work, careers, and career education are discussed as they relate to higher education concerns. An idealistic model is presented illustrating what would constitute a comprehensive career education effort in an institution of higher education. (AF)

Article begins by emphasizing the economic benefits of a bachelor's degree. A short discussion of both limitations and virtues of other kinds of postsecondary educational options follows. The basic purpose is to provide information that counselors can use to help students and parents become aware of and understand the many postsecondary options…

Given today's emerging information-oriented high tech occupational society, fundamental changes are needed in both the educational system and in the occupational society itself to help persons make the transition from schooling to employment. The new concept of "transition from schooling to employment" is one that recognizes: (1) the reality and…