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Direct linkCarter, Erik W.; Trainor, Audrey A.; Cakiroglu, Orhan; Swedeen, Beth; Owens, Laura A. – Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, 2010
Equipping youth with and without disabilities for the world of work has been the focus of ongoing legislative and policy initiatives. The authors examined the extent to which career development and vocational activities were available to and accessed by youth with severe disabilities or emotional and behavioral disorders attending 34 urban,…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Counselors, Educational Opportunities, Career Development
Peer reviewedPenfield, Louis – School Arts, 1980
In Cleveland, high school art majors explore art careers through a series of visits with working professionals in various fields of art. (SJL)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Career Awareness, Career Education
Download full textCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This organizational kit is intended to help high school clubs associated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) get started in their mission of introducing students to careers in special education. Topics discussed include: getting started, association with CEC, setting goals for the high school club, CEC's belief statements, suggested…
Descriptors: Activities, Career Exploration, Clubs, Disabilities
Owens, Tom – 1981
Research on the effectiveness of career exploration as viewed by 1100 senior high school students involved in Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) projects in 16 states is reviewed. Results suggest that the learning potential of community experience can be improved in the following six ways: (1) offering challenging work; (2) selecting…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Experiential Learning, High Schools, Literature Reviews
Vocational Curriculum Resource Center of Maine, Fairfield. – 1995
This guide, which is intended to help practitioners replicate two model career guidance programs developed at Portland Arts and Technology High School in Portland, Maine, contains materials for conducting a course titled "Exploring Industry" and a career fair. The first half of the guide begins with coordinator instructions and logistics…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Career Guidance, Counseling Techniques
Sarasota County Vocational-Technical Center, Sarasota, FL. – 1987
A two-week workshop was organized at which 10th- and 11th-grade girls actively explored for one full day six different nontraditional careers. The careers were auto mechanics, law enforcement, emergency medical technician/paramedic, livestock production, fire science, and hotel management. Shorter sessions were conducted in broadcasting and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Education, Career Exploration, Females
Bentley, Cynthia K. – 1985
The article reviews concerns related to the selection and administration of career interest inventories for handicapped secondary students, discusses utilization of the results within an educational setting and considers the importance of cooperative efforts. Useful instruments for students in grades 9-12 are listed and administration procedures…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Disabilities, High Schools
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1987
This curriculum guide outlines three credits of study, one credit for each of the grade levels 10, 11, and 12. Intended as an optional study area, the program provides awareness and exploration for those students who aspire to postsecondary study and introduces skills to those who wish to explore trades and technologies in employment after school.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Curriculum Guides, Drafting
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 1991
This document is the third of three volumes in the kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) Developmental Guidance & Counseling Program. Volume III focuses on high school education, grades 9 through 12. The introduction defines the four major components of a comprehensive developmental guidance model: the guidance curriculum, individual planning,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Comprehensive Guidance, Curriculum
Sellers, Lucille A. – 1986
A career/vocational assessment program with four participating high schools was developed. The major goal was to provide students the opportunity to identify and explore their specific vocational interests and opportunities. The target population consisted of 222 ninth-graders who were prevocational students or who had expressed an interest in…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1991
The purpose of this guide is to assist chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and other groups of special educators to plan, design, and implement community activities that increase awareness of high school students about career possibilities within special education and provide information about how to pursue a career in the…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Disabilities
Rural Student Vocational Program, Wasilla, AK. – 1983
The purpose of the Rural Student Vocational Program (RSVP) is to provide rural high school vocational students with work and other experiences related to their career objective. Students from outlying schools travel to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau (Alaska) to participate in two weeks of work experience with cooperating agencies and businesses.…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Guidelines, High Schools, Pamphlets
Baumgart, Diane; And Others – 1987
The guide, developed by the Secondary Transition and Employment Project (STEP) in Idaho, is intended to provide students with mild, moderate, or severe handicaps with hands-on community work experience in order to determine vocational preferences and to provide instruction in work-related skills, functional academics, and job-seeking skills. Work…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Bliss, Clifford; Giles, Bob – 1995
This unit for fourth grade and high school includes elements of careers, economics and free enterprise for fourth graders and elements of problem solving and design, manufacturing, drafting, and woodworking for high school students. The unit is taught in both the fourth grade and the high school classrooms. The unit involves planning, designing,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Design, Economics, Grade 4
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1987
This curriculum guide outlines three credits of study, one credit for each of the grade levels 10, 11, and 12. Intended as an optional study area, the program provides awareness and exploration for those students who aspire to postsecondary study and introduces skills to those who wish to explore trades and technologies in employment after school.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Exploration, Curriculum Guides, Design
