This resource guide for a developmental junior high career education program contains general and specific behavioral objectives, a program description, and a wide range of resource materials, including student and teacher worksheets and evaluation forms. Developed by a junior high counselor and funded by the Elementary Secondary Education Act,…

Description of the placement component of the Lincoln Career Education Project is contained in this report, covering the period of 1973-1976. Objectives, procedures followed, and project results and accomplishments are reported in detail. Results of the project included the establishment and refinement of the general concept of career education…

This second annual evaluation of three federally funded integrated model vocational education programs in the elementary and secondary grades presents program descriptions, evaluations, and recommendations separately for each comprehensive program. Selected as representative of rural, rural-urban, and urban settings in Kansas for use in similar…

This monograph was written to motivate and provide initial orientation for community leaders who are committed to seeing that comprehensive career guidance programs are established to serve the career planning and development needs of all citizens. The monograph is divided into two parts. Part A, containing four chapters, gives suggestions for how…

Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This procedural handbook, one of three support functions guides in the series, is based on the premise that community cooperation, through…

The first of two parts of the career education primer focuses on the following aspects of career education: the need for the refocusing of educational systems toward career education; ways of incorporating career development elements, life activities, and a democratic ethic into career education programs; methods of including parents, families,…

The handbook is designed to aid the educator-counselor in formulating and implementing a workable secondary school career guidance program. A brief introduction presents definitions, the philosphy of career development on which the program is based, and a glossary of terms. Information is organized into 10 sections. Needs assessment, the first…

To infuse career education with language arts and science, a task force of Oregon educators developed, evaluated, and finalized a set of seven career education competencies for secondary language arts and science teachers, 7-12. These competencies cover the following areas: attitudes toward life and careers; job search method and job adjustment;…

The Occupational Competence Access Project (OCAP) was conducted to facilitate student access to (1) occupational opportunities through the provision of a guidance system incorporating student capabilities; (2) occupational opportunities through the provision of industrially validated exploratory programs in occupational preparation; and (3)…

This final report presents examples of activities conducted to address the objectives focused on in the 1979-80 Upper Arlington Career Education program. It first presents a list of the twelve objectives for three specified levels: (1) grades K-6--motivation (2 objectives), (2) grades 7-8--orientation (2 objectives), (3) grades 9-10--exploration…

Based on collaboration efforts in Akron, Ohio, this manual is designed to help interested communities implement or expand collaboration of career education among the formal education system, the home-family structure, business, labor, industry, government, the professions, service organizations, and others. Topics discussed include the following:…