Purpose: The aim of this study was to better understand how program planning and evaluation courses prepare students for their future careers in various health settings. Participants (n=20) from three different institutions with Health Education programs in the U.S. participated in the study. Methods: A modified snow-ball sampling technique was…

To better understand the influence of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) competencies on practice since their formation, six community college chief executive officers (five presidents and one chancellor) were asked to reflect upon the enduring relevance of the competencies. They were also asked specifically how they acquired…

The authors present information on how to design and deliver career workshops and seminars. They follow a model that features (1) needs assessment, (2) program planning, (3) program implementation, and (4) program evaluation. (CH)

This document contains excerpts from two larger studies illustrating how two communities have approached problems of bias and neglect in the occupational education area. The first series of excerpts come from a curriculum study conducted in an affluent suburb where a high motivation for college preparatory work exists but not for occupational…

Career development programs for gifted and talented students must address the issues of multipotentiality, expectations, lifestyle, financial and time investment, mobility, and innovativeness. Seven essential components of career development include content acceleration, self-awareness, self-concept, interpersonal effectiveness, creative problem…

Career development programs (CDPs) are a rather recent area of study in organizational and industrial psychology. The present study investigated the nature and evaluation of CDPs in Fortune 500 firms. Data were obtained by a mailed questionnaire completed by the firms' human resources directors. Of the 500 companies surveyed, only those 50 that…

Originally a diversion for disgruntled housewives, the continuing-education curriculum is becoming more comprehensive, with an accent on career options and job skills. (Editor)

Prepared as a part of the Career Education Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the paper reviews the varying definitions of the term "career education" and describes the evolution of the concept, schema, and models. Evidence of acceptance and support of the career education concept by education agencies is examined.…

Presents a model for organizing vocational curriculum to better serve individual students' career development needs and delivering it in an efficient (less costly) manner. Rationale and administrative structure for the Performance-Based, Multi Occupational (PBMO) program are presented and a seven-dimensional program organization and curriculum…

A study examined the relationship between the training needs of sales/marketing trainers and their career stages. Data were collected for a self-administered questionnaire that was sent to a random sample of 291 members of the American Society for Training and Development who had been identified as sales and marketing trainers in the 1987 national…

The purpose of this year-length project was to provide the structures and procedures which can enable administrative and teaching personnel to update their business education programs in Grades 9 through 12 to fit local needs currently not being met in existing curriculums. To reduce the dropout rate, develop options in vocational education, and…

A successful "Mid-Career Alternatives Workshop" is described which was developed based on the examination of the reasons for failure of an earlier similar workshop in terms of publicity, student involvement, format, and timing. (JT)

Of the more than two million seasonal farmworkers in the United States, nearly half are between the ages of 14 and 20 years. Although much has been done recently to meet some of the special needs of these migrant youth, they are still confronted with inadequate educational and training opportunities and limited career aspirations. In the forefront…

Recognizing the need to provide classroom teachers with teaching aids usable in career development, a federally subsidized project was conducted by the University of Minnesota during the summer of 1968. Resulting from this conference were teacher formulated behavioral objectives and activities that should prove useful in needed program…

Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing rates remain higher in the United States than in most Western nations; more than 500,000 teenage girls have babies every year. As these teen parents mature, they have diminished educational and career expectations. A small number of programs directed toward the career needs of teenage parents was developed…