The document is part of a series that reports the findings and accomplishments of the Models for Career Education in Iowa project which was initiated to research, define, and describe an emerging concept of career education. The document focuses on a discussion of some of the philosophical bases of career education and the concept of career in its broadest sense, in relation to Marxist philosophy, the American interpretation of the Puritan work ethic, and existentialism, and their implications for educators helping young people with career decision making. (Author/EC)