This Coordinator's Guide accompanies the module Imaging Futuristic Career Guidance Programs. It defines the coordinator's role from four aspects: setting the tone, setting the pace, facilitating the discussion and evaluating. Suggestions for preparing and presenting the workshop are offered. The actual text is given in the accompanying module, but…

Career English is a course planned to teach the fundamental communicative skills to students in a meaningful, motivational, practical way through the medium of career choice. The handbook is meant to be a supplementary tool for high school teachers. Phase 1 focuses on the fundamentals of basic grammar and basic writing; it is divided into seven…

A potentially suitable job for the college educated blind person is that of an Information Service Expediter (ISE), an occupation which uses telecommunications equipment to provide clients with information services. A conference was held to develop specific guidelines for the selection, training, and placement of blind persons as ISE's. Papers…

Provides tips and resources to assist women attempting to make the transition from homemaker to labor force participant. To help women put their best foot forward, author goes through steps of conducting a successful job campaign: assessing skills, choosing a career, writing a resume, and going for job interviews. (CSS)

Career development programs are one way of responding to declining enrollments and rising costs while helping students with career and educational plans. A psychology elective at County College of Morris includes exploration of factors affecting career choice, self-assessment and a job-search practicum. (JAC)

This report is intended to give an indication of the variety of careers available to persons with interest and preparation in the mathematical sciences. Each part focuses on a particular class of professions, with necessary training as well as the character of the work and general conditions of employment described. Parts I through V deal with…

Presented is a booklet for teenagers about life planning. It discusses hopes and dreams that adolescents may have and gives tips for reaching goals. A sentence completion exercise is included to help readers set goals. Four important goals for teenagers are presented and discussed: (1) graduating from high school; (2) waiting to have a baby; (3)…

A brief discussion of a school/life model of career development, designed to provide for elimination of curriculum overlap, consistent evolution and integration of the career education concept, and understanding and communication with participating staff, is presented in this document. Eight elements are listed representing the main factors…

This Module is directed toward guidance personnel in school (K-adult) and agency settings such as counselors, teachers, students and administrators. It is also designed for students in pre-service education programs who have had previous exposure to career development theories and to sources of educational-occupational information. The Module…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies the module Imaging Futuristic Career Guidance Goals. It defines the Coordinator's role from four aspects: setting the tone, setting the pace, facilitating the discussion, and evaluating. Suggestions for preparing and presenting the workshop are offered. The actual text is given in the accompanying module, but…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies a module workbook, which is directed toward working guidance personnel in school settings, grades 7-14 including counselors, administrators and career specialists. The topic is the founding and improvement of Career Resource Centers and the Module focuses on a systematic process of implementing this objective.…

Critical elements of career development may be ignored unless systematic intervention is planned. The objectives to be achieved in the Career Guidance Model are grouped into five phases: (1) awareness of self and society with individual orientation/attitudes; (2) awareness of self-in-society; (3) individual selection orientation/valuing; (4)…

The U.S. Department of Labor has identified 114 worker trait groups, into which all jobs can be placed on the basis of the extent to which each job is involved with working with information (Data), working with people (People), and working with tools, machines, or materials (Things). Jobs grouped under this system also require similar worker…

This booklet is written to provide insights into the essentials of vocational education: attitude, information and skills training. It has been designed as a basic guide for high school students and their counselors and parents. The changing patterns of thinking and acting about work are described and then discussed as to how they apply to the…

This is a compilation of books, pamphlets, articles and bulletins dealing with vocational opportunities for people with foreign language skills. The paper is divided into 12 sections with the following contents: (1) an annotated outline of various fields in business and industry, vocations and professions and federal government departments where…