This manual has been developed to assist prime sponsors, private industry councils, community-based organizations and other youth serving agencies in planning, designing, and implementing vocational exploration activities. The information, forms, and curriculum samples in the manual are a collection of the efforts of 14 program operators involved…

A 3-year demonstration grant administered by the Heart of the Earth Survival School, Project SEARCH assists American Indian adults to explore careers and to become successfully employed according to their individual criteria for success. Project SEARCH uses the manual to explain the reasoning behind adult career exploration and outlines eight…

These guidelines are provided to assist principals, department chairpersons, and teachers in industrial education to interpret policy and to formulate local school programs in the Los Angeles (California) United School District. Guidelines are organized by topics for which these persons often request information or interpretations. Though the…

This edition of a handbook aimed at helping parents help their children make a career choice has been rewritten and updated. New material begins with the introduction, which provides a rationale for involving parents in their sons' and daughters' career decisions. Other new material includes sections on women and work, minorities and work,…

This guide, one of a series for various grade levels, contains Some Essential Learner Outcomes (SELOs) for career education in the primary grades in Minnesota. (The SELOs are selected samples of knowledge statements considered as essential learning outcomes for students in each of the subject areas taught in schools.) These SELOs for the primary…

This guide, one of a series for various grade levels, contains Some Essential Learner Outcomes (SELOs) for career education in the intermediate grades in Minnesota. (The SELOs are selected samples of knowledge statements considered as essential learning outcomes for students in each of the subject areas taught in schools.) These SELOs for the…

In order to facilitate the lifelong process of career development and to integrate the resources of the public educational institutions in Hawaii, the goals and learner objectives for the state's community colleges were developed in consonance with those of the Hawaii Career Development Continuum for grades K-12. The four major goals for career…

This handbook for school and agency staff presents information on implementing a Career Information System (CIS). Section 1 describes the content, format, and use of CIS information files. Each type of file is discussed individually and sample printouts are included. Section 2 provides materials on QUEST, the twenty-one question process by which…

EXPLORE is an every-student program that assesses the academic progress of eighth graders, helps them explore the wide range of career options, and assists them in developing a high school coursework plan. EXPLORE can function as a stand-alone program or as a point of entry into the American College Testing (ACT) Program's Educational Planning and…

This complete Kids into Health Careers (KIHC) information package contains guidance materials to use when working with local school systems. It provides operating instructions on how to choose and address an audience, either at a school or community-based organization. (KIHC is an initiative being developed to supplement the pool of qualified…

Alaska Teacher-Coordinators in the Rural Student Vocational Program (RSVP) should be familiar with activities necessary to insure proper selection of students and proper and meaningful work placement. In RSVP, students from outlying high schools travel to Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau to participate in 2 weeks of work experience with cooperating…

The purpose of this booklet is to explain to the home teacher (or parent) what career education is, why career education is needed, and how to use career education in the course of teaching elementary students at home. The first two sections of the booklet define career education and explain its purpose. In the next section, some career education…

The Antelope Valley Union High School District's regional plan for career education and lifelong learning represents a model for educational levels/districts cooperation. The plan provides a bridge from education to careers that takes into consideration changes in the economic marketplace. The career development plan includes elementary, middle,…

The handbook provides rural school administrators and teachers with information concerning a vocational service delivery model for mentally retarded, learning disabled, and behaviorally impaired youth in Nebraska. The handbook describes the program's background, goals, implementation, and development. It also describes the central role of…

This handbook is designed to help counselors take leadership in providing comprehensive career development activities for students in grades 9-12. The guidelines are intended as a tool for counselors to use in working with their colleagues to develop realistic and workable counseling and placement program strategies. A five-phase schema is…