The Orange County Technology Exchange Center brokers information county-wide between eight community colleges and four regional occupational training programs and technologically oriented programs. The Center has four main goals: (1) act as a clearinghouse to develop needed training programs, (2) promote and coordinate training resources, (3)…

Describes the role of career guidance in helping students find a vocation in which they can hope to be employed. Enumerates effective job search skills that students can develop. Notes methods of obtaining job experience and the necessity of career planning. Discusses the need for accurate occupational information. (RC)

A series of articles discusses requirements for optimum growth of horticulture education programs. Includes beginning a program, simulating working conditions, the need for mechanical skills, starting a business, and other areas to be considered for a successful horticultural program. (JOW)

Describes development of an instrument to measure high school students' opinions toward the world of work and the results of administering the 75-item questionnaire to 1,035 students in Alberta. Shows opinions supportive of traditional prairie work ethic. Results tended to be consistent with those presented in literature. (AH)

Describes Orange Coast College's Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) program, which involves student preparation of a fully documented autobiographical essay and an assessment procedure used to award credit for demonstrated competencies. Highlights faculty and industry involvement. (DMM)

Alumni and students who participated in the Brigham Young University Law Review during the winter 1980 semester were surveyed for their opinions about the experience. Editing issues were the most criticized, followed by administrative issues. However, students and alumni saw significant educational and career benefits in the experience. (MSE)

Discusses the changing role of school counselors and shifting emphasis toward career counseling. Counselors should use computer technology, get politically involved, and work closely with school and community to help young people find meaningful work. (JAC)

The Colgate University Career Exploration Program, where alumni in fields ranging from medicine to the ministry sponsor students for month-long internships, is described. Students take short courses or engage in independent study, the alumni sponsor rates the student and the faculty member provides the grade for the credited program. (MLW)

Based on the data gathered from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, this article discusses how such variables as attachment to work and occupational achievement may be influenced by the different stages in a worker's lifetime. (BM)

In order to maintain both the quality of student learning and client care as well as make effective use of faculty time, agency staff nurses were used as student preceptors. The nurses visit with students to demonstrate techniques and participate in the care students give their patients. (CT)

This investigation sought to establish how documentation of relevant unpaid work experience can be reliably rated by administrators, and how well these ratings correlate with other assessments of administrative skills. A portfolio technique was developed and validated as a documentation device. (SK)

Examines the effects of a career exploration program on self-esteem, achievement motivation, and occupational knowledge of seventh-grade, inner-city youth. Results indicate that given an outstanding teacher and a well-designed, well-executed career exploration program, dramatic gains can be made in both cognitive and affective variables with…

Describes the environmental education work project for industrial arts students at a Hebron, Connecticut, high school, conducted in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, in which students designed and built or repaired various structures and devices for the state agency. (MF)

Summarizes data on work experience and work injuries available to date from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' new Supplementary Data System. Tables show work injuries and illnesses by length of service, industry, occupation, sex, and age. Inexperience (first year) and youth of injured workers were found to be highly correlated. (MF)

Describes the World of Work Experience program designed to involve teacher educators and related support personnel in a process of curriculum change in the area of teaching their students how to implement career education. Describes program methods, which focus on field trips, and outcomes (tables summarize evaluation data). (CT)