Describes a child care co-op in which careers in the fields of early childhood education, child studies, teaching or pediatrics are investigated. The program also gives students the opportunity to practice parenting skills in a controlled setting. (Author/ABB)

The career exploration fair is a collaborative community project designed to promote career exploration. The fair provides students with direct exposure to a variety of occupations and brings the notion of career development into focus. (Author)

This article describes several initiatives in which Creative Problem Solving, in combination with career exploration and mentoring, has been used successfully to identify and develop the talents of "at-risk" populations. During the past decade, the Lost Prizes project helped turn around the lives of talented but troubled high-school…

Employment and Immigration Canada explored, with potential partners, the feasibility of establishing a Canadian Career Information Partnership (CIP) network. A series of exploratory meetings was scheduled across Canada to determine: (1) gaps in information needed by youth and adults for effective career exploration, planning, and decision making;…

Describes the recent phenomenon of early exploratory field experiences in teacher education programs in the United States and Canada. Describes the rationale, structure, personnel, and reactions to the early field experience in the teacher preparation program at the University of Calgary. (SB)

This report is an examination of recommended and actual school-based guidance policies, programs, and practices for young adolescents. The information is drawn from Canadian and international publications, and from a survey of guidance and career education programs for grades 7-8 in Ontario boards of education and schools, called The 1990 Ontario…