A description of the Occupational Exploration program implemented in North Carolina in 1970 for grades 7 through 9 is presented. The Environmental Laboratory, which includes the Agribusiness and Natural Resources Occupational cluster, is emphasized. (LH)

A two-phase project was designed to (1) provide curriculum guidelines in agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection for classroom teachers and others in education to facilitate the process of career education at K-12 levels (Phase 1) and (2) provide evaluative information concerning the curriculum guides by nationwide field…

Described in the report is a project to develop and improve the competencies of vocational agriculture teachers in Mississippi in the adaptation and implementation of curriculums in agribusiness. In phase 1, a series of seven workshops were held focusing on development and use of occupational needs survey instruments, data analysis, and curriculum…

Materials relating to the curriculum guide development phase of this project are presented in this volume of the report. Included are a definition of agribusiness competencies; a listing of occupational advisory committee members; rating forms showing the level of education appropriate for job preparation in the occupations covered by the guides;…