A conceptual paper proposed an integrated eLearning curriculum development model that emphasized the valuable role of career-oriented learning experiences in improving students' motivation and self-regulated learning. The career-oriented learning experiences can be gained through effective e-internship programs that involve three levels of…

Increasingly, career-technical and workforce education professionals are challenged with determining the best ways to prepare people for work, when many of the jobs those people will perform do not exist yet. Twenty-first-century work is evolving rapidly, with some jobs going away, other types of work appearing, and many people working in jobs…

The 2018 Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE) quality framework is the latest step in ACTE's ongoing High-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) Initiative--an initiative designed to answer the question "What is high-quality CTE?" The framework is designed to apply to individual, local CTE programs of study…

Reviews "The Preparation for Life Curriculum" (Wilcox, Dunn, Lavercombe and Burn, 1984), which is a case study of a British career education curriculum development project in four secondary schools. (JDH)

A math teacher suggests redesigning geometric studies to emphasize career education. (Editor)

Describes a model for career communication curricula and explores clustering of job-related communication skills. (MH)

The goals of secondary education and career preparation for students with disabilities are considered and three factors in secondary special education are examined: (1) what students are taught, (2) how services are organized, and (3) how programs are evaluated. The article concludes with a survey of postschool services and opportunities. (CL)

Discusses why credit courses are offered and some forces for change in the curriculum. Briefly summarizes the status of credit courses offered in each Canadian province; the importance of credit courses, offered in Ontario, to students and the guidance departments; and the advantages and disadvantages of offering such courses. (NQA)

Experimental programs in Covinia Valley School District have successfully incorporated career education into the secondary social studies program through refocussing a number of classroom units along the principels of awareness, planning, preparation, and decision making. (Author/KM)

The narrative portion of this report described the middle school career exploration curriculum now in effect for grades 6, 7, and 8 at Scarlett Junior High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The major goal of the project was to establish, in a student oriented environment, a balanced learning program to increase student affective and cognitive growth.…

Presents strategies for implementing a viable career education component as an integral part of the secondary theater education program. Includes suggested readings and reference materials, and general goals aimed at offering a program with practical value for students. (JMF)

This tribute to Dr. Donn Brolin highlights his interest in and commitment to career development programming for students with disabilities. His development of the Life Centered Career Education curriculum and assessments and his advocacy for appropriate curriculum provisions for special populations are remembered. (CR)

In St. Mary's County (Maryland) schools' revamped curriculum, tech prep encompasses four clusters: applied business/management, applied engineering/mechanics, applied health/human services, and college prep. Career counselors help eighth graders choose a cluster and monitor their satisfaction with their choice, allowing them to change until junior…

A three-year project in the Watertown (S. D.) Public Schools was designed to produce greater integration of career education into the existing curriculum of all grades. Individual development was emphasized in the elementary and junior high programs, with more emphasis placed on specific decision-making situations during the final years of high…