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McGrath, Dianne; Murphy, Daniel – Accounting Education, 2016
This paper reports on a project which is designed to increase the participation of high school students in accounting work experience placements. The focus of the paper is on an Australian-based project which overcomes the identified barriers to offering high school accounting work experience placements with a resultant increase in the number and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Accounting, Career Choice
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Alfeld, Corinne; Bhattacharya, Sharika – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2012
This study uses a mixed methods approach to examine a new type of curriculum configuration that supports students' transitions to college: career technical programs of study (POS). Interview and survey data were collected from a college and its feeder high schools in each of three well-established ("mature") sites in geographically…
Descriptors: Student Records, Student Attitudes, Career Guidance, Transitional Programs
McWhirter, J. Jeffries; And Others – 1984
This paper describes a program, developed and instituted in the College of Education at Arizona State University, for entry-level education students which helps them assess themselves and their commitment, strengths, and needs related to teaching as a career. The self-assessment program contains several components including an…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development, College Students
Gartner, Alan; Johnson, Harriet – 1970
This study focuses upon programs designed for full-time paraprofessional employees in human service agencies given time off with pay to attend school. The programs discussed are those whose curricula are designed to connect with and supplement the participants' work and which also grant degrees. Questionnaire returns from 162 such programs…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Opportunities, Career Planning, Educational Innovation
Davison, Catherine; Tippett, Glen – Adult Training, 1976
Describes an easily implemented program focusing on the career planning and job search needs of young adults and briefly covers content, process, and materials. The program's main features include (1) a curriculum that can be delivered without specialized training, (2) flexibility, and (3) an occupational information system. (EM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Choice, Career Education
Kramer, Gary L.; Winkler, Sandra – 1980
The Career Development Program was implemented at Trident Technical College (TTC) during the 1979-80 academic year. The program's objectives are to: (1) assist TTC students in identifying and modifying personal beliefs and expectations about themselves as related to the world of work; (2) aid students in narrowing career options and provide them…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Counselor Role
Steel, Lauri – 1977
The Project TALENT Data Base described in this paper provides a source of information on the personal characteristics, educational experiences, and subsequent career outcomes of a representative sample of 400,000 individuals who were in high school in 1960. (These data provide a basis for analysis and development of policies relating to the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Career Development
Lapine, Louise; Moore, Sandra Smith – 1976
Developed during an evaluation of the Alverno College (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Off Campus Experiential Learning (OCEL) program, this manual provides suggestions for (1) designing experiential learning programs integrating academic and off-campus work experiences for postsecondary women students and evaluating existing experiential learning…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Education, Career Choice, Careers