Discusses five key concepts of career-education movement and their implications for education reform: Work, students and teachers as workers, infusion, collaboration, and career development. Also discusses studies evaluating the effectiveness of career-education programs. (PKP)

Ways in which career education and vocational education have supported each other the past 10 years are examined, along with major ways in which career education serves to enhance vocational education. The implications of career education/vocational education relationships for American education in the 1980s are also examined. (CT)

The history of support between career education and vocational education during the 1970s is examined. Then five major ways in which career education serves to enhance vocational education are presented. Finally, some thought is devoted to implications of "career education/vocational education" relationships for American education in the…

The author presents an overview of the results of a nationwide series of workshops that addressed Comprehensive Employment and Training Act/career education collaboration. Topics included local education agencies/prime sponsor agreements, Youth Employment and Training Program implementation efforts and problems, and future concerns. (CT)

Effective collaboration between educational systems and the broader community for the formation and support of education-work policies requires shared commitment, shared responsibility, and shared authority. Three community models exist, and each, with its various advantages, is explored. (Author/JMD)