The Center for Vocational and Technical Education at Ohio State University is working on a major modification of the current education system, concentrating on the way in which youth move from school to work. Known as the school-based Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM), the project involves the engineering, testing, and installation in…

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE TO ASSIST VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS IN DEVELOPING COURSES OF INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PERSONS PREPARING FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, AND TO HELP THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE WHO WISH TO IMPROVE AND ADVANCE IN THEIR OCCUPATION. A CHART SHOWING A FLEXIBLE 4-YEAR…

The suggestions for learning activities in career education are presented with the aim of establishing career exploration opportunities with special emphasis on individual review and exploration. Objectives and activities, resources, and evaluations focus on four domains of career consciousness (self and interpersonal skills, knowledge of work and…

The paper discusses the need for career development programs for junior high school students and looks at career education modeling. There appears to be some consensus that the self-concept theory should give direction to career education planning. An interesting characteristic of the career education movement is the multiplicity of models which…

Career education is probably best described as a group of concepts and processes, including career awareness, career exploration, infusion of career-oriented material with traditional educational resources, hands-on involvement, and participation in education by people normally employed in the world of work. Vocational education is simply one…

The suggestions for learning activities in career education at the primary level (K-3) are presented with the aim of establishing career awareness related to six occupational clusters: public service, health occupations, agribusiness occupations, consumer homemaking and related occupations, personal services, and transportation. The activities are…

The suggestions for learning activities in career education at the intermediate level (Grades 4-5) are presented with the aim of establishing career awareness related to four occupational clusters: marketing and distribution, construction, communication and media, and hospitality-recreation. The activities are presented under the headings of four…

Eight career development learning units were produced by classroom teachers in the Milford, Delaware, School District using the triad concept of school, teacher, and community and using career clusters as a data base for school activities to increase student awareness of the variety of career opportunities available. Career oriented activities…

The Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, U.S. Office of Education developes the Commissioner's recent statement on a new career education system by specifying objectives and curriculum development undertakings by grade levels. (MU)

The suggestions for learning activities in career education at the middle level (Grades 6-7) are presented with the aim of establishing career awareness related to five occupational clusters: environmental control, manufacturing, business office, fine arts and humanities, and marine science. The activities are presented under the headings of four…

The summary report is an outgrowth of a 1972 meeting of the National Advisory and Review Committee of the California State Department of Education, Vocational Education Section. The principal intent of the report is to provide project staff and consultants insight into the problems of career development for public service occupations, as well as…

The debate to define career education began and the nature of the concept slowly began to emerge after career education was brought to center stage by Dr. Sidney P. Marland in 1971. Career education is moving toward a focus on the working role that individuals play and is concerned with helping each individual identify, enter, and progress in a…

The 23 learning units in career development were developed and tested by classroom teachers in the Milford, Delaware, School District using the triad design concept of school, teacher, and community. The units relate classroom experiences to situations existing in the world of work and result in the development of meaningful school activities. The…