Thomas Friedman's best sellers have raised awareness of our nation's need to remain competitive in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. However, advances in these fields cannot occur without the proper cultivation of human potential. The usual costs of career assessment and planning systems preclude their scalability to…

Vacation jobs often mix work and play. For some, the job is their ticket to career happiness. The article's first section describes four jobs specific to entertainment and leisure: (1) cruise ship musician; (2) destination marketing manager; (3) resort activities director; and (4) river rafting guide. The second section helps a person decide if a…

Connecting students through technology with scientists doing research in the field has become an increasingly common practice in schools. Museums, colleges, federal agencies, and individual teachers have become more adept at putting students in direct contact with scientists, even those working in very remote locations--like aboard the NAI'A in…

The descriptive guide to career education in Arizona elementary and secondary schools briefly covers each of the following topics: the relationship between career education and the three R's, highlights of a summative evaluation of two career education projects in southern Arizona, community involvement in career education, career education's…

Information for prospective employers of students involved in a work education program sponsored by the Pima County Developmental Career Guidance Project is presented in the document. Two of the project's programs are described: (1) Work Exposure, aimed at providing seventh through twelfth grade students with an opportunity to observe on a job…

The 1-year project, Career Education in Rural Arizona (CERA), was designed to provide a broad career orientation and realistic exploratory experience for students in a rural farming area covering 1,500 to 2,000 square miles. The project used career education instructional units, available through various educational information centers, which were…

Arizona seventh-grade students were polled in 1997, 1998, and 1999, to determine the extent of their participation in career awareness and exploration activities, the impact that the activities have had, and how they were delivered. Survey results provided evidence of systemic change in the regional school-to-work (STW) partnerships. Further, data…

Before the beginning of the summer school, a workshop was held for the teachers and aides to present ways to: (1) make migrant and American Indian children more aware of their heritage and (2) help them become more familiar with career possibilities. Objectives of the summer program were: (1) career exploration; (2) cultural enrichment (i.e., art,…

Tenth-grade students in Arizona school to work (STW) regional partnerships were polled in 1997, 1998, and 1999, to determine whether systemic change was occurring across the state. Study results were mixed. Three activities increased significantly over the baseline year: class projects, computer use, and volunteerism. The use of career inventories…

The document presents a teacher directed work education inservice packet that describes programs developed by the Pima County Developmental Career Guidance Project. Information regarding the project and two of its programs is provided: (1) Work Experience, aimed at providing tenth through twelfth grade students with an opportunity to spend…

This manual overviews New Frontiers, a sex equity support program, and describes some of its most successful educational equity programs. Descriptions of four programs follow this format: purpose, program overview, and process. The programs are Student and Community Role Model Interaction (workshops to bring students and teachers into contact with…

This career exploration model gives a framework for use by schools in planning, developing, and implementing a career exploration program for grades 7 and 8 within a complete career education program. The recommended plan for use of the two-phase model is to use phase 1 at the seventh-grade level and phase 2 at the eighth-grade level. The major…

This paper discusses the need for Human Development curriculum in the community college system, and describes both the national and state (Arizona) trends in this direction. It includes short descriptions of all human development course offerings in Arizona community colleges in 1975-76. The scope of Human Development curriculum nationwide is…

A survey ascertained whether Arizona seventh-grade students perceived themselves to have participated in and benefited from career awareness, exploration, and counseling activities. In total, 2,349 seventh-grade students participated in the survey administered in spring 1997 after one full year of school-to-work (STW) regional funding. Students…

Intended to assist others wishing to adapt the Arizona model, this guide describes the processes of the Summer Technical Institute Project. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the Summer Technical Institutes, career exploration programs directed primarily at young women in their early teens. Chapter 2 is a literature review conducted to ascertain if…