Presents objectives, required readings, course outline, and bibliography for an engineering and morals course. Course topics include: history of technology; engineering as a profession; engineering ethics (with four case studies); and career choice. Emphases are on the foundation of and criteria for making moral decisions. (DH)

Describes the development of a booklet on careers in journalism for students in a high-school journalism class based on interviews of former high-school graduates who had become journalists. (HOD)

Graduate students and younger faculty in public administration have doubts regarding their professional abilities. The anxiety causes them to avoid experiences which will test their competencies. However, in order for students to evaluate their career choices they must be allowed opportunities to test themselves. (KC)

Presents an activity for fifth-grade students that demonstrates how to research works of art from different points of view and that also introduces them to a variety of art careers. Provides a format for researching and writing about a work of art, a list of materials, and instruction for the activity. (CMK)

This instructor's guide is one component of an instructional package designed to develop an employability assessment and planning program for use with individuals with disabilities. The instructor's guide outlines the content of the program designed to train preservice or inservice rehabilitation specialists or educators in program development.…

This kit of career related materials contains activities, worksheets, case studies, games, and tapes intended for use with teen-age students who have difficulty learning in the regular school setting. Activities, which represent real experiences in the working world, are divided into the following topic areas: (1) job getting skills; (2)…

This guide for teachers, in English and Spanish, examines the stereotyped work roles assigned to men and women. The guide examines educational materials that perpetuate these roles and presents teaching alternatives which reinforce students' self esteem and confidence. A pre-test and post-test are included to measure the user's awareness of…

Provides a list of outstanding science trade books for elementary and secondary students published in 2002. Focuses on the areas of archaeology, anthropology, paleontology, biography, environment and ecology, life science, physical science, and science-related careers. Presents the selection criteria. (YDS)

Discussed is the importance of encouraging physically handicapped students into careers in the science fields. Information from interviews with handicapped people who have chosen science as a career are included. (KR)

Presents an instructional assignment--the development of a "Job Strategy Notebook"--designed to assist students in career planning and preparation for an effective job search campaign. Offers ideas for assignments as well as sample forms dealing with skills/interests, resumes, career information, company research, and interviews/company visits.…

This resource manual is one component of an instructional package designed to develop an employability assessment and planning program for use with individuals with disabilities. The resource materials are designed to be used as handouts or as overheads in providing program development training to preservice or inservice rehabilitation specialists…

A rationale and suggested approach for providing prevocational skill development to handicapped students are described. A comprehensive approach should include instruction in academic skills related to vocational training, instruction in daily living skills, guidance in personal and social adjustment skills, vocational assessment, and experiences…

This booklet is designed to help engineering students to explore the possibilities of an academic career. Discussions include: "Is a Faculty Career for You?""What are the Rewards of a Faculty Career?" and "Some Tips on Getting Your Ph.D." A list of resources is provided. (CW)

This collection of photographs and discussion questions for elementary students is designed to complement and supplement already existing instructional materials by showing females and males engaged in nonstereotyped jobs and activities. The guide provides definitions of terms such as work, career, duty, sexism, and stereotype; fourteen facts on…

This teacher's resource book for economics education in grades two to four contains lessons that are meant to be integrated across the curriculum. The purpose of the lessons is to help children learn about their ability to make choices and their responsibility for the consequences of those choices. Decision-making is a skill that, like any other…