This book contains exemplary resources for counselors, career development facilitators, school counselors, and other career professionals working in a variety of settings. This edition is an essential guide to career assessment and contains a comprehensive list of career assessment instruments. It has over 70 reviews and includes…

The nature of career exploration is reviewed along with factors that may inhibit exploration by learning disabled (LD) students. LD students may be less able than normal students to deal with the tension and uncertainty involved in exploration, and be less able to reflect on the meaning of experiences. (CL)

Problems and issues in career education and career search for gifted and talented children are examined. The special problems of gifted and talented students in this area are noted, including early readiness for career search and restrictiveness of the career search process for multitalented students. Problems in the career choice process are…

The manual presents an overview of the career development process for college students with language learning disabilities (LD). A systematic problem solving process is advocated beginning with job selection and preparation and continuing through retirement. Such a process can help the LD adult to identify personal strengths and weaknesses,…

This booklet is designed to provide middle and secondary school teachers with ideas on how to involve students in activities that allow them to explore the teaching profession. The ideas can be adapted to fit the particular needs of the teachers and students involved and can also be supplemented by students' and teachers' own ideas. Sections…

The importance of career education for elementary special education students is noted, the process of goal development described, infusion approaches suggested for classroom activities, and the career clusters approach reviewed. Suggestions are also made for taking advantage of school jobs and establishing a class business. (CL)

Enumerates ways in which university sociology departments can help students find out about career possibilities in the field of sociology. Suggestions include providing information on employment opportunities and graduate programs, identifying occupations of graduated sociology majors, advising students about employment and graduate school, and…

The article focuses on educational experiences and activities in middle school to provide career education for exceptional students. Career exploration activities to promote continuity between career awareness and career orientation phases are considered in terms of community resources, simulated work experiences, and industrial arts experiences.…

This resource booklet on promoting career awareness and planning is intended especially for school counselors, English teachers, librarians, and other educators who work with gifted and talented adolescents. An introduction precedes a section that discusses strategies and approaches for integrating literature in adolescents' exploration of…

The guide, developed by the Secondary Transition and Employment Project (STEP) in Idaho, is intended to provide students with mild handicaps with systematic individual assessment of vocational preferences and instruction in work-related skills. The curriculum stresses parent involvement, vocational training beginning at the 7th or 8th grade…

The article outlines a guide to help special educators, parents, and adult service providers assist learning-disabled individuals in exploring employment and postsecondary options and enhance the transition planning process. Steps include developing an employability profile, identifying occupational areas to explore, and conducting exploration…

Answers are given to eight questions regarding career education for handicapped primary students. (CL)

Describes a new career guidance publication, "Guide for Occupational Exploration." The guide contains 12 general interest areas that are broken down into 66 work groups. Typical duties are stated for each area. The guide is designed for use by both guidance counselors and job seekers. (CT)

This organizational kit is intended to help high school clubs associated with the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) get started in their mission of introducing students to careers in special education. Topics discussed include: getting started, association with CEC, setting goals for the high school club, CEC's belief statements, suggested…

The development of a personalized educational plan should be based on career and personal goals formulated and clarified through career exploration experiences. The eighth grade is a decision point at which students need to be aware of blocks of courses that require 4 years to complete; decisions must be confirmed at the 10th-grade level. However,…