This book represents an effort to demonstrate, in a limited 60-minute experience, the type of staff development modules or packages which are being developed by the Mesa, Arizona Public Schools. It also represents a larger ongoing effort to develop a comprehensive career guidance model based on a systematic planning approach. The purpose of the…

Describes and evaluates a training program entitled PASSAGES which addresses the need for employee career planning. Implications of the program for business and industry are discussed. (RC)

Designed for individuals interested in implementing career development programs for disabled adults, this report presents information on the Lifelong Career Development (LCD) project and its potential for implementation in the community college. Chapter 1 examines lifelong learning and the career development needs of disabled individuals, presents…

Old Dominion University's use of a job analysis technique to validate the instruments used in the personnel selection process, with the objective of improving personnel selection, retention, evaluation, and development, is described and illustrated with instruments and data used in the program. (MSE)

The document contains 10 papers on assessment in the career development of the handicapped, and is one of three volumes of selected papers presented at a November 1981, international conference on the career development of handicapped individuals. Part I contains four papers presented in a special session on assessment issues, and Part 2 contains…

This monograph is designed to enrich the database for persons seeking to learn more about viable approaches for facilitating career development in organizations. Suggestions are given for assisting individuals to chart their careers in the company and helping organizations to develop and utilize human resources more effectively. Several topics are…

This report describes five workshops conducted throughout California to enable educators from high schools and community colleges to coalesce into career guidance task forces for their schools and to learn about current career guidance concepts and practices. Activities and personnel who supported the project are presented according to their…

A program was developed to facilitate career decision-making capabilities in a K-12 experience-based career education (EBCE) program by expanding students' self-awareness and occupational and curricular awareness. During its second year, the program implemented occupational and career components in K-12 by providing teaching kits, learning…

The Career Life Assessment Skills Series (CLASS) project was designed to increase the career, self-assessment, and counseling programs available to adults in the Northern Virginia area. Workshops, audiovisual materials, and booklets were developed by Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) on the following eight topics considered necessary for…

Designed to assist community college administrators and faculty in enhancing vocational education programs and services, this resource package focuses on utilizing the National Career Development Guidelines of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) in two-year college vocational education programs in California.…

The report contains a description of a Spanish language training project for cadets and officers in the Albuquerque Police Department and recommendations for similar projects. The purpose of the project was to improve communication between policemen and non-English speaking residents. Cadets were required to take an introductory class while…

This report includes 87 1-page abstracts of presentations delivered at a conference on transition to work and life for disabled students. Names of presenters are included along with titles and abstracts are grouped into five major areas (sample presentation topics in parentheses): (1) career/vocational assessment (school-based vocational…

This selected bibliography on career and vocational development of handicapped learners contains 150 annotated citations divided into nine sections. The following list indicates the topics and the number of documents in each category: trends and general overviews (9); programs and projects (35); curriculum guides, activities, and resources (44);…

The 3-year project was intended to provide for a systematic delivery of career development experiences within each of the three institutions involved--Fayette County Schools, Eastern Kentucky University, and the Central Kentucky Vocational Region--with central activity located in the Fayette County Schools. Major project themes centered on…

This two-part sourcebook presents an overview of career education services as revealed by a survey of member institutions of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges and profiles the career education activities of 80 institutions in 33 states. Part I outlines the survey findings in relation to: (1) the availability of eight career…