Addressed to State board of education members, this document discusses career education in terms of national models, evaluation, and implementation. Section 1 presents an overview summary of the research paper contained in section 2. The research paper is by Edwin L. Herr of the Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Pennsylvania State…

Numerous web sites on the Internet are dedicated to academic and career planning, market information, market trends, and job banks. A majority of the human resource management services offered on the Internet deal with the area of recruiting. The job placement activities emphasize searching vast databases of job openings and submitting resumes.…

The bibliography is the result of an effort by a group of librarians from four district colleges in Pittsburgh to identify career resources. Titles are arranged alphabetically by author in five categories: (1) general works on career planning or consciousness-raising relevant to careers; (2) works on specific careers, occupations, or professions…

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 20-item annotated bibliography will assist teacher, counselors, and students in finding available information in careers and/or in selecting and purchasing materials on careers and vocations. The "Reference Tools for Students" section presents 10 items; the "Selection and Purchasing Tools" section contains the remaining 10 intended for teacher…

The index, part of the Career Survival Skills Kit (described in CE 001 445), cites materials to aid implementation of career education concepts both in and out of the classroom. The curriculum section lists 32 items. Twenty-seven items are listed in the section on planning. Thirteen bibliographies constitute the third section. For each item in the…

This practical guide has been created for elementary and secondary school English teachers who wish to incorporate career education in their classroom activities. The guide has two sections, one on teaching ideas and one on resources. The teaching ideas are divided into discussions of career awareness during kindergarten through grade six, career…

The abstracts were taken from the final reports of projects in Oregon funded under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1974, Part C and D, during the 1973-74 year. The projects include those funded through monies administered and allocated by the State of Oregon and those operating under direct Federal grants. The abstracts have been reproduced…

This annotated bibliography includes summaries of 17 books and articles dealing with facilities and program planning for career education. A brief introduction discusses topical issues relevant to career education, such as the need for community involvement in planning career education programs and the potential of community-based career education…

Reviews 42 recent texts, supplements, kits and professional references for career education, K-12. Most of the materials are intended for the high school level. Special sections consider texts on surviving in the job market, career fields, building a career, and life planning. (SJL)

This monograph serves as a guide to career development and transition planning for youths with blindness and low vision. An introductory chapter provides a sketch of the history of organized work for the blind in America as well as a set of narrative definitions of terms frequently used in the literature of special education, vocational education,…

This bibliography focuses on assessment tools and techniques that can be used for career development in a school setting. It covers professional preparation for guiding assessment exercises, tools for screening students for readiness to undertake assessment activities and make career decisions, and assessment instrument instruments themselves. The…

This School Subject-Occupation Index is part of a set of reference materials found in the Career Information System (CIS) component of the Career Decision-Making (CDM) program developed by Appalachia Educational Laboratory. (See CE 019 229 for an overview of the total CDM program.) This index was designed to relate Worker Trait Groups (WTG)and…

This brief describes how the Internet serves as a professional development tool, enabling individuals to access information on employment opportunities, workplace trends, prospective employers, and job search strategies. Websites may offer only one service or include a variety of features. Some services are available at no cost, others are fee…

This paper outlines the necessity for career counseling and career education which attempts to relate school to the community, to the world of work, and to leisure-time activity from the earliest grades through the retirement years. Learning is designed to occur in the total community rather than merely inside traditional schools. The paper…