Reviews research related to women in aviation careers and describes a 40-hour career orientation and recruiting program designed to introduce 11th- and 12th-grade females to the career potential of pilot or controller. Reports results of tests administered to the 25 accepted participants. (DC)

A case study of the internship program at LaGuardia Community College (New York, NY) explores employer participation in work-based learning programs. Data from over 17,000 placements show how the program has shifted from occupational training to career exploration and the acquisition of generic workplace skills. (SLD)

Described is a visitation of elementary school students to a college designed to enhance career awareness. Included are six activities performed by students as part of their college visitation. Preplanning, the actual visitation, and follow-up activities are discussed. (KR)

Compared two group career decision-making courses with a comparison group on such factors as occupational certainty and satisfaction, appropriateness, and information-seeking behavior. Results were mixed, but generally the 20-session course was favored by study participants over the 10-session course. (Author/TE)

A summer health careers program in rural North Carolina educates and recruits high school students into health professions. Collaboration between an Area Health Education Center, a local hospital, and schools makes the program successful. A week of classroom presentations is followed by up to 6 weeks of job shadowing. Seventy percent of the 160…

To help relieve the shortage of African-American teachers, several school systems have initiated teacher education magnet programs for high school students. The Teaching Professions Program of Coolidge High School (Washington, DC) targets career interest in teaching at an early age and exemplifies program advantages and weaknesses. (SLD)

A California Western School of Law program to reach high-risk 11- to 14-year-old girls in an inner-city school is described. The program consisted of 4 20-minute after-school sessions and brought together law students, faculty, and junior high students. The sessions provide practical information about aspects of the law and planning for law…

Discusses strategies that support student self-determination in transition planning, including: holding high expectations for students, preparing students for transition meetings, allowing students to make important decisions, encouraging students to attend transition fairs, and providing opportunities for students to explore their communities and…

This case study describes a career education program that has engaged rural secondary school students with the experience of university. The residential experience program included learning exercises for career exploration, attending university, and social experiences related to living in a city. Evaluation indicated that rural schools and…

Human/career development courses, which enhance preparation for successful employment and increase awareness of personal and career growth potentials, are examined. Existing programs are reviewed along with the results of other programs. A model program, which involves self-exploration, campus/career exploration, decision making, and goal setting…

Describes a Vocational Exploration Program at the military base, Fort Lewis, in Tacoma, Washington, which provided opportunities for 20 young women to sample jobs formerly reserved for men. This program is sponsored jointly by the National Alliance of Business and the AFL-CIO and funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act. (MF)

Recommendations on transition for youth with disabilities are presented, including partnerships between school personnel and staff from the state-federal vocational rehabilitation; one-stop career centers; federal financial support of competitive employment; professional development for postsecondary faculty; and financial incentives for…

This article tells the vocational education success story of the Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SCROC). The success of the program results in part from the fact that it is not a high school in itself, but a program that brings together youth from various locales and mixes them with adults taken from the working population in the…

Discusses the problems of disadvantaged youth and presents suggestions for solving them, including offering prevocational and career exploration experiences in grades 7-9, identification of student skills and abilities in these grades, expanded social and family counseling, vocational and academic educator cooperation in improving students' basic…

The importance of teamwork in providing career education for exceptional children is emphasized. Role descriptions of the following team members are presented with reference to grade levels: guidance counselors, occupational specialists, work evaluators, work experience teachers, rehabilitation specialists, special educators, and the…