REL Pacific at McREL, 1 of 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), serves educators in American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Guam, Hawai'i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic…

Plans for the implementation of career education in the elementary schools of Oregon focus on career awareness through emphasis on the producer role in relation to other life roles. The guidelines briefly cover: program administration and coordination, student outcomes (curriculum tenets, assumptions, and outcomes, providing broad objectives to…

The focus of this report is on infusing career education content into vocational teacher education programs. It is one of seven similar reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation. (All of the reports were developed from the project, "Statewide Infusion of Career Education…

The PIPS (People in Products and Services) guidebook is to be used by teachers in conjunction with Career Education: An Idea Book, and is intended primarily to provide suggestions for classroom teachers for developing K-6 career awareness programs. The theme of career development must emphasize people, not just products, to make the program…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into special education personnel preparation programs. The first section describes the results of the work done by…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in four sections, information concerning the use of community resources at the college or university level. The first section describes the Community Resource Task Force's activities…

Presented is a summary of the State Master Plan for Special Education in Oregon, designed to guide the activities necessary to achieve the goal of providing full educational opportunities for all handicapped children by September 1, 1980. The document is divided into two major sections: rationale, philosophy, and definitions for a state master…

The guide presents strategies for the dissemination of promising vocational education practices into local school districts. The first of four chapters discusses five commonly encountered questions which arise when new practices are considered. For example, the question, "How can I identify worthwhile practices for my school?" is…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into counselor education programs. The first section, covering the majority of the report, describes the results of…

The State Master Plan for Special Education in Oregon is intended to assist school and district level personnel in their efforts to implement special education programs and services, to provide parents and special interest organizations with information about the rights of the handicapped and the programs and services available, and to assist…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents, in two sections, information on infusing career education content into secondary teacher education programs. The first section describes the results of the work done by the Secondary…

Career education at the elementary level in Oregon focuses on career awareness and career exploration. At the secondary level a higher degree of experiences is developed in career exploration, which is concerned with self-understanding, occupational exploration, and career information. Career exploration provides experiences in career decision…

One of seven similar project reports dealing with program development in career education for teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation, this report presents information on infusing career education content into educational personnel preparation programs. The information describes the results of work done by the Career Clusters Task Force,…

This report presents a planning model which shows how to utilize various sources of occupational and educational information in order to enhance planning efforts with state department of education personnel and other education agencies at the secondary and community college levels. A vocational program planning model is presented in seven stages:…

Two models based on the use of manpower data are presented in this report. They offer guides for (1) the development of a ten-year master plan and (2) the development of curriculums as appropriate, based on the time schedule of that master plan. The College Master Plan Model presents two aspects of college master planning which are divided into…