The report describes the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation for the 1973-74 school year of a pilot program in career education for an inner city middle school. Career education was infused into the ongoing curriculum in a team-taught interdisciplinary approach. Career clusters were related to the major academic areas utilizing…

During the 1974-75 school year, the major thrust of the second year of the exemplary project was the integration of career education into the curriculum at all levels of instruction. Career education was taught by the regular classroom teacher in all elementary grade schools. Detailed unit plans were developed and published as a guide for…

An evaluation made by outside experts was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the nine revised cluster units in Project AWAKE, to investigate the program's progress towards its stated objectives, and to evaluate the methodology employed. Career awareness of students was compared and evaluated through separate tests. Scenes depicting work and…

The final report of the year long Interdisciplinary Support Classes Project at Banks High School, Banks, Oregon, is presented. Six cluster and noncluster staff members were involved in jointly developing and improving student instruction through interdisciplinary approaches. Outcomes for the 300-310 students in grades 9-12 included the development…

The Louisiana State journalism guide was compiled to introduce the secondary level teacher and student to the basic concepts of career education through journalism, to familiarize the student with the skills and opportunities in the field, and to furnish the teacher with lists of objectives and activities to guide the student in employing specific…

The booklet describes careers in the fine arts and humanities. An introductory chapter presents the outlook for careers in the 1970's and briefly defines the fine arts and humanities. Chapter 2, "The Fine Arts," presents discussions of figure drawing, training, forms of expression, and music. Chapter 3, "On Stage," clarifies the amount of work and…

The book deals comprehensively with occupational analysis, which is defined as the means for identifying and organizing that part of instructional content which is relevant to targeted performance situations. Occupational analysis yields useful information for instructional needs and helps to determine critical performance aspects warranting…

The guide book has been prepared to assist teachers with career orientation for grades seven, eight, and nine. There are two parts to each unit in the guidebook: (1) the teacher section consists of teacher objectives, suggested teaching activities, factors to consider, and references: (2) the student section consists of student behavioral…

The document is composed of a student book examining the world of work for the fifth grade level; a teacher's manual, a student book, individualized career studies, and a skill center booklet for the sixth grade level; and a packet called life-centered curriculum for elementary education. The fifth grade student book contains a glossary and six…

The junior high INFOE (Information Needed For Occupational Exploration--In Depth) program adds career concepts and an occupational information system to a K-14 career information program. The guide, designed for grades 7-9, contains units covering introductory activities and information on careers and job titles for 8 of the 15 career clusters. A…

To identify occupations related to the planning and administration of urban programs and to provide a basis for future employment studies and manpower requirements, interviews were conducted in five cities with officials who had knowledge of planning and administrative activities and manpower. The cities varied according to size, characteristics,…

This study reports the results of the cluster analysis and a study of the instruments used in the Comparative Guidance Placement Program as they function in each of 20 curricular group clusters. The battery of tests and questionnaires were administered to approximately 6,000 students enrolled in more than 50 different programs within 23…

The primary objective of this institute was to develop facility in using the process of zoned analysis for curriculum construction in vocational education. Zoned analysis was defined as a method of graphic delineation by which factors involved in an organizational or research project may be systematically arranged in an orderly sequence. The…

The 1-year project undertaken June 1, 1972, established as its goals the development of: (1) vocational awareness programs for grades preschool to sixth, (2) programs related to 15 occupational clusters for grades 7-10, and (3) vocational preparation programs for grades 11-12. Eight high schools, 10 junior high schools, and 47 elementary schools…

The third of five documents developed as an outgrowth of funded programs for career education in Kentucky, the handbook for elementary teachers involved in career education includes an overview, strategies for teaching, and sample units and plans for grades K-6. It is not a curriculum guide or comprehensive outline but an aid to teachers not…