This project was designed to use group process techniques in meeting the career development needs of girls and in dealing with the limiting aspects of female stereotyping. The project consisted of 10 one-hours sessions. The objectives were to give high-school girls an opportunity to get to know themselves better, develop an understanding of the…

The Office of Community Education and Services (CES) was formed in March, 1974 through the merger of the former Office of Community Relations and the Evening College Office at Kishwaukee College. This report describes: (1) the philosophy and goals of CES, (2) a detailed description of existing and planned CES course offerings and public service…

For the past two years, the Morgan Library at Colorado State University has made use of self-guided exercises to orient new students to the physical layout of the library and to teach them about basic tools and methods of library research. Students may choose from instructional units on different topics, but all have the same format. Each requires…

The purpose of this paper is to provide background information on recent research in career education, specifically relating it to public school systems in the Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts. Career education is defined, the objectives are set forth, and some practical applications from the research are presented. From a literature review of…

Described are objectives and services of the 3-year Kansas Special Vocational Program (SVP) for handicapped youth and adults. The SVP primary objective is to provide pre-employment educational services to 150 high school handicapped individuals, with job placement for 50 individuals. The report covers the following SVP aspects: community advisory…

Part of the AIR Career Education Curriculum Development Project, the paper is directed to assisting teachers with a step-by-step procedure in preparing instructional objectives for career education programs. Clearly defined objectives are useful in providing: direction for teacher and learner, opportunity for questioning traditional educational…

A program is described which was designed to assist the orientation of new teachers, develop their sense of job gratification, and encourage them to continue to teach in Rio Grande border school systems. The three major phases of the project are considered, one in 1968-69 involving 357 new teachers in small group discussions and training sessions…

Systematically developed, objective-based, teacher-administered instructional programs are becoming increasingly available, but teachers need to be trained in their proper use. This report describes the development of a 4-hour teacher training session for SWRL's First-Year Communication Skills Program, intended to remedy the 1968-69 situation,…

The four classes of learning experience found in an instructional system are defined as 1) orienting experiences, which provide a set of referents essential to meaningful study, and which may take the form of direct observation of children or teachers in classrooms, observation of filmed models, etc., and which may be used at any level; 2)…

This part of the series on Training the Hardcore covers factors involved in hiring and training the hardcore, abstracts of the 12 volumes included in the whole, and three other documents which will give management further insight into how the employment situation looks to the man in the street. Based on his experience at KLH and Polaroid, Henry M.…

The major objective of this project was to achieve a lasting integration of Negro hard-core unemployed men in an ongoing corporate work force. It was intended to develop values necessary for successful employment, particularly with regard to regularity of attendance, punctuality, conformity to work rules and regulations, and motivation to accept…

The total systems approach to guidance and counseling is an attempt to help the student understand the personality of the environmental systems in relation to his own personality. Such an approach would provide for integration of the two personalities leading to productive behavior and individual goal achievement. This objective can be approached…

The report is concerned with the orientation and training provided during a 3-day preservice workshop for 12 selected staff members (teachers and paraprofessionals) of a field unit and an adult basic education demonstration center. General and specific objectives of the workshop are presented, as well as evaluations, summary, and conclusions. The…

The required English course is one of the best places to assist with career guidance, particularly in schools where the placement office and the counseling center lack personnel to offer regular group seminars in career choice. For this reason a basic composition course was designed with an emphasis on vocations and was intended to teach writing…

The study examined the relationship between occupational aspirations and early job attainment of Southern youth. Occupational goal deflection (OGD), defined as the difference between these, was analyzed by race, sex, and residence. Data were gathered in 1966 and 1972 in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. In 1966, 10th grade…