A three-year project, Pathfinder has concluded its second year of providing community-based, on-site career experiences to young people who have left high school either as graduates or dropouts and who wish to explore careers within a framework of occupational clusters. During the year from September, 1977, to August, 1978, 172 students received…

This handbook is designed to serve as a tool to assist school and agency staff in implementing the Career Information System (CIS), a model interagency consortium designed to provide means of direct access to current career and labor market information, based in Oregon. The first section of the handbook discusses what is known about CIS and…

This report describes current program offerings and activities in the areas of career, vocational, and technical education in the Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon, and assesses optional futures for program continuation and development. The information in the report is based on: student and faculty data, labor market trends, district…