Describes a four part program for providing career guidance to middle and junior high school students. Career Exploration for Youth, developed by the Kingsborough Community College (New York) and School District #22 in Brooklyn, included programs for students, parents, and school personnel. (JAC)

The Community Learning Program in a Florissant, Missouri, high school provides hands-on career exploration experiences supervised by community sponsors. The program is described here and students' positive responses to an evaluation questionnaire are outlined. (MJL)

A teacher of junior and senior secondary gifted students describes their attitudes toward future careers and misconceptions about professions, then discusses a mini-unit which included researching careers, learning job requirements, exploring jobs, evaluating the career unit, and developing a slide/tape for future students. (MC)

Describes a career exploration program that assists college freshmen in formulating realistic and flexible personal career plans. Aspects of the program that are discussed include initial organization, technical services, guidance services, career resource center development and growth, and impact on advisement and guidance services. (CT)

In Cleveland, high school art majors explore art careers through a series of visits with working professionals in various fields of art. (SJL)

Describes the Interchange program which provides students with occupational and employment opportunity information related to their major area through a cooperative program with local businesses and industries. (JOW)

Describes the New Visions Education Program designed for high school students who want to become teachers and develop a challenging science education curriculum for students. (KHR)

Describes technical writing as a career option, and delineates the most common technical writing positions in a large company: Technical Writer I and II, Senior Technical Writer, Copy Editors, Proofreaders, and Data Entry Operators. Entry requirements and potential for advancement are discussed. (TE)

These two articles discuss the need to promote librarianship as a profession to young people. Discusses the American Library Association's effort to recruit younger as well as ethnically diverse audiences; suggestions for local activities; and a mentoring program in New York City for public library youth employees. (LRW)

The New American High School Initiative coordinates with the Blue Ribbon Schools Program and key organizations to identify schools committed to achieving high, universal academic standards, preparing all students for postsecondary education, and providing career exploration opportunities. This article honors past NASSP Alliance members recognized…

On Groundhog Day, more than one million young people will have an opportunity to explore their possible future careers, according to the Job Shadow Coalition. However, with its components of career exploration, school-to-career training and cooperative learning experiences, career and technical education programs may include job shadowing for…

Helping regular education students transition from high school to the post-secondary world can be a daunting task. Assisting students with special needs do this can be quite intimidating. According to the Harris Poll 2000, 20% of the general population was unemployed, while 71% of adults with disabilities were unemployed (Miller, Lombard, &…

Improving the odds for severely at-risk children to achieve success in school and in their adult lives constantly challenges educators and social workers alike. In this article, the author describes how a partnership between the Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development in Cincinnati, Ohio is helping young students see the…

This paper describes a career awareness program in psychology sponsored by the Central New York Psychology Association and Hutchings Psychiatric Center, in association with the Exploring Division of the Boy Scouts of America. The Exploring program is described as a coeducational program which seeks to provide young people between the ages of 14…

A model for a high school program for gifted/talented students is presented. Career exploration is emphasized in grade 9 while career choices are narrowed from four in grade 10 to two in grade 12 with an apprenticeship in one career choice. Curriculum concentrates on communication and media in grade 9, the physical universe in grade 10, humanities…