Internationally, schools acknowledge their responsibility in guiding students not only in their academic growth, but also in their lifelong career development. In relation to this development, vocational schools in the Netherlands are implementing integral career guidance in which teachers receive a new task in guiding students in developing their…

This guide was developed to fill a need identified by high school educators and Alberta Advanced Education and Technology staff. The Guide introduces students to the principles of career and education planning and various authorized Alberta resources by helping students work through the planning process. The student guide is a series of modules or…

Many educators consider the final year of high school to be a "vast wasteland," an epidemic of disengagement. Although high schools across the country have struggled with senioritis, responses to the problem have largely fallen into vertical acceleration, in which schools typically offer an array of AP courses or dual enrollment…

A sequential career awareness model is described. The model attempts to increase the success identity of small groups of elementary school children, grades four to six. (Author)

Forty-eight entries include journal articles, books, curriculum guides, conference reports, and speeches on career education. Topics cover general overviews, resource materials, activity units and program descriptions. (KM)

This brief article describes a project relating to the world of work wherein students explored the field of work and then either wrote about a job using the resource materials, found pictures relating to the job in magazines, or used their art abilities. (EK)

Prospective added secondary school involvement with job placement is of particular concern to those responsible for school policy, finance, curriculum, and administration. Forty considerations are identified which are beneficial in developing content areas of guidance programs. These could be included in career education programs as sub-topics.…

Promoting career education in the elementary school and tips on career guidance activities are the topics of articles presented here. (JC)

The Utah Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Model is designed to assist students through specific self-appraisal and self-improvement activities to better enable them to effectively plan to meet educational and career goals. The model is presented with information required to implement the program. Chapter contents include: (1) "Conceptual…

This monograph attempts to answer some of the most commonly asked questions concerning career education: (1) What is career education?; (2) Why do we need career education?; (3) When and where does career education take place?; Also outlined are the goals of elementary education and how the development of career education awareness can fit into an…

The first investigation presented here relates to the examination of sex differences in selected vocational behavior variables during the elementary school years. The second study investigates the effects of a planned program of educational occupational information on the career knowledge and self concept of elementary school children. (JC)

In response to public concern, the Utah Comprehensive Guidance Program Model was developed with guidance as a full-fledged education program. Adoption of the model in middle/junior high schools and high schools, and the relationship of training in the model and state funding are discussed in the "Introduction." The situation prior to…

Problems with funding in public schools have caused career education programs to flounder. A brief historical outlook on career education is offered. Suggestions to help preserve this concept are presented, which may be helpful to school management personnel. (DF)

Three practical ideas that can be implemented in elementary schools are given: (1) a guidance committee (composed of representatives from each grade level and an administrator) to facilitate involvement in the school guidance program; (2) field trips to introduce students to the world of work and to establish motivations for learning subject…

The curriculum guide is the result of a research and development project called CASES--Career Awareness for Secondary and Elementary Students. The guide is in two volumes. Volume 1 is intended for the K-6 level. Volume 2 (CE 000 982) is for grades 7-9. The first volume is divided into six sections. Section one is an introduction to career…