The career planning program for the secondary grades outlines basic concepts, general and specific objectives, and methods of implementing and evaluating career programs. A six-item pretest, three-item posttest, four-item teacher evaluation form, and an occupational clusters wheel complete the document. (MW)

A description of materials developed for a high school program in manufacturing occupations. (HB)

This workshop was in response to the need for developing and implementing vocational guidance and career development programs in compliance with legislation passed by the State Assembly which provides for comprehensive vocational education in Grades 9-12 and appropriate counseling and prevocational education in Grades 7-8 in all of Tennessee's…

This secondary vocational guidance planning handbook is designed for secondary school personnel who want (1) to start a vocational guidance program, (2) to assess their vocational guidance services, (3) to expand or diversify their vocational guidance services, (4) to gather ideas for new vocational guidance activities. The first of three major…

Considers articulation between community colleges and upper division institutions. (Author/RK)

Describes how the author worked with some rural Texas school districts to help plan and implement career guidance programs. A plan for developing an exemplary career guidance model for rural youth is also discussed. (CT)

The Master Plan for Career Guidance and Counseling grew out of the recognition that a prerequisite for the provision of an outstanding, efficient and effective career guidance and counseling program was district-wide planning. The plan was funded by the vocational education council with augmented Vocational Education Act funds. The professional…

Vocational guidance counselors face a number of concerns as they try to develop career guidance and counseling programs. Because of changes in the workplace as a result of high technology, phrases such as work readiness, career maturity, and career adaptability are essential to the understanding of where a person is in the career decision-making…

During l978-79, the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) implemented a pilot program to develop a vocational assessment process for handicapped students from secondary special education programs. The evaluation was designed to help students identify their individual interests, skills, and potentials, and thereby plan for realistic careers in…

Transcripts for each of four audiovisual presentations, components of the Career Planning Support System (CPSS), are contained in this package. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system designed to provide information for local high schools to design, implement, and evaluate an upgraded career guidance program. CPSS describes how…

The handbook was prepared as a guide for school administrators and teachers of occupational orientation in secondary schools to help them develop an occupational orientation program which will meet the needs of their students. Topics discussed are: a definition and philosophy of occupational orientation; general objectives; course structure and…

The purpose of this practicum was to design, develop, and implement a career guidance program for small high schools. The program description would act as a model for implementation at other high schools desiring a career guidance program. The method of communicating the program to others was the writing of a "how to" book which others would use…

The final report of a project to implement a career education guidance and placement program in the school of North Dakota covers the period of time from February 1972 to November 1973. The goals and objectives of the project include improving the guidance and counseling services to all North Dakota high school students; establishing placement…

To develop effective career counseling programs that include minorities, additional research is needed to meet the needs of students whose language, modes of conceptualization and culture vary from the dominant culture. Appropriate career counseling can assist students in understanding the maze of options available. The author suggests goals and…

This document summarizes a comprehensive planning effort for the Baltimore area aimed at developing a constructive new approach for dealing with a major manpower and community problem: the situation of young high school dropouts. The program is predicated on the hypotheses that: (1) dropouts do not routinely receive counseling and referral…