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Designed for use by local education agencies, this handbook develops a twelve step process that facilitates the planning and development of comprehensive career education programs. The twelve steps are (1) involve administrators, teachers, and counselors; (2) involve the school board; (3) select a district career education coordinator; (4) inform…

American-style comprehensive high school (CHS) systems were started in Japan and Taiwan in 1994 and 1996, respectively. Most CHSs in Taiwan were transformed from senior vocational schools, whereas others were changed from senior high schools or newly founded. To assist these schools in successfully restructuring or designing new programs, a…

Status and success of the Clark County School District (Nevada) K-12 Career Education Program are outlined. Phase 1 and phase 2 objectives are described in terms of steps used to insure success for the program component, processes, or activities used to achieve success, and status of the objective. Appendixes contain computer printouts of…

The report covers the second year of a three-year project to develop a career education continuum for grades K-14 in participating Pennsylvania school districts. Emphasis was on dissemination procedures to schools for the major project components: curriculum infusion for grades 1-8, Singer Carrels exploratory component for grades 6-8, career…

This third and final year-end report of the Highline, Washington, K-12 Career Alternatives Model project contains individual reports of each of the six major program components and the two support components. Each includes program description, conclusions, and recommendations. The six program components are examined in light of the project goals…

The publication, prepared as a result of two workshops sponsored by the West Virginia State Department of Education, consists of a guide to be used by local programs to give direction toward comprehensive career education. Reactions to national and State developments, suggestions, and information are provided on the following items: (1)…

The Florida Comprehensive Program for Career Development: K-Universities is a consortium effort to develop a coordinated and comprehensive career education program for students in two public school districts, a community college, and a university. Components of the project include guidance, curriculum, and placement/followup. Third party…

The purpose of this guide is to help those who are planning implementation grants for funding through the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) and for local districts who are planning for implementation of school-to-work transition programs. It is a program guide designed to provide a framework through which each state or district might plan…

One of the most important educational reforms related to secondary education in Taiwan is the planning of comprehensive high schools. The impetus for their establishment has come from several sources, including increased educational alternatives, integration of academic and vocational education resources to upgrade the quality of education, the…

The report describes a series of conferences whose objective was to orient selected educational leaders to the implications of preparing educational personnel with a career education perspective. The first 32 pages of the report discuss project objectives and procedures, and detail participant profiles, pre- and post-conference career education…

Information is provided in this report on existing career-related resources in Boston, and on what can be done to further the implementation of career exploration programs. Section 1 provides the historical and policy context for the information, analyses and recommendations. Section 2 describes national developments and strategies for…

The manual was designed for use by local school systems in order to maintain a comprehensive program of career and vocational education in the State of Georgia. The program includes, but is not limited to elementary career development programs, junior high exploratory and pre-vocational programs, secondary vocational cluster and cooperative…

These guidelines for developing a model for an integrated comprehensive career education program in North Carolina at the elementary and secondary levels include a mission statement, a career education rationale, a wide range of educational objectives, and key considerations for statewide implementation of the career education concept. An advisory…

The methods used during 1975-76 in the career education program in Norwalk (Connecticut) were designed for each grade level--elementary, middle school, and high school. (The program began with a Federally funded pilot program in the spring of 1972 in three schools and has expanded, over a four and one-half year period, to a total program in all 25…