Exemplary developmental programs are described which attempt to deal with the problem of establishing the relationship of industrial arts manipulative activities and course content to the goals of career education. (Editor/TA)

A study was conducted of teacher perceptions of classroom student speaking opportunities at Cook Junior High School in Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. during the spring of 1995. Fifty-four academic teachers of language arts, reading, math, science, and social studies were given a questionnaire to answer according to their attitudes concerning…

Many anthropologists believe that anthropology stands to gain from devoting greater attention to history and historical questions. A successful synthesis of anthropology and history would not be difficult to achieve for several reasons. First, the two disciplines share fundamentally similar subject matters. Anthropology is the exploration of the…

Developed for classroom teachers in Alabama, this implementation mode is intended to provide a stimulus for infusing career education activities and goals into classroom sucject areas. It begins with a matrix showing the goals of career education. An explanation follows of the seven goals (self-awareness, educational awareness, career awareness,…

Developed for Alabama educational administrators, this implementation mode is intended to provide a stimulus for assisting with the infusion of career education activities and goals into classroom subject areas. It begins with a matrix showing the goals of career education. An explanation follows of the seven goals (self-awareness, educational…

The Detroit Urban Career Education Project served two inner city regions with a combined student population of over 50,000. These regions were involved in a K-12 career education-oriented curriculum project designed to deliver an infused curriculum approach which was in harmony with the objectives of the Michigan Career Education Model. The…

This first in a series of six teaching modules on self-awareness is part of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) program, which was designed to provide career awareness and exploration information to junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. The module follows a typical format that includes two major sections:…

This sixth in a series of six teaching modules on employability skills is part of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) program, which was designed to provide career awareness and exploration information to junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. The module follows a typical format that includes two major sections:…

This fourth in a series of six teaching modules on decision making/beginning competency is part of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) program, which was designed to provide career awareness and exploration information to junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. The module follows a typical format that includes two…

This fifth in a series of six modules on economic awareness is part of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) program, which was designed to provide career awareness and exploration information to junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. The module follows a typical format that includes two major sections: overview and…

The purpose of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) project was to design a practical, replicable, transportable career exploration curriculum for junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. Six career education modules and a guide for integrating career education into an existing curriculum were developed. The six…

Comparing separate subject approach with an integrated approach to social studies instruction, it was found that neither approach taught process skills or changed student attitude; that integrated classes used more evaluative questions and were less teacher dominated; and that educational quality is related more to teacher quality than to…

Presented are objections to the introduction of integrated science curriculums in elementary and secondary schools. (SL)

The design of the reading curriculum presents a vision of what will be stressed in reading instruction. A first ingredient to discuss in developing the reading curriculum emphasizes the degree to which different curriculum areas should be related in teaching and learning. Reading then could be taught as a separate subject matter area from the…

Differences between adult learners and youth and some ways to capitalize on those differences are discussed and suggestions are offered for what to include in model adult career education programs. (TA)