Outlines innovative approach by which school counselors can reinforce students' learning of important career information. Describes adaptation of game "Jeopardy" used to teach high school seniors Holland's theory of personality types and work environments. Answers and questions to be used in the game are provided in the areas of Holland Types,…

Describes a program for bringing industrial applications of technology into high schools to enhance students' perceptions of the chemical industry and industrial careers in chemistry. Ambassadors from the Proctor and Gamble Company and Miami University--Middletown helped students work through a typical product-development cycle for fabricating…

Emphasizes the importance of early experience on later career development as described in previous research. Notes that children rule out occupational choices that they believe are not appropriate for them due to their race, gender, and/or socioeconomic status. Describes a multicultural career fair to facilitate career development of…

Describes "What's Up in Factories?", an experimental curriculum developed by WNET television that combines video and a variety of interactive activities, including field trips to manufacturing facilities. Discusses goals that include an appreciation of manufacturing, learning about current trends and innovations, and discovering and…

Morehead State University's technical writing internship program provides students who are not suited to larger, industry-based writing internship programs with professional writing experience. Most interns are English majors, and only the best and most interested students are selected. The program confers 3-6 semester hours' credit and aims to…

The final report of the 3 year Project CAST (an Appalachia Educational Laboratory adaptation of the Experience Based Career Education Model) in Charles County, Maryland, reviews accomplishments in the areas of student appraisal, individual educational programming (IEP), joint coordination and continuing education, and dissemination and…

Activities of a workshop held at Jackson State University on careers for women in the sciences are presented. Findings reported include a conclusion by participants that college level was not the optimal time for receiving science career information. Recommendations are made regarding appropriate ages for female students to receive exposure to…

In order to offer students guidance about the rapidly increasing field of communications, Apollo High School developed a cooperative radio and television communication program to be added to the English curriculum. The objectives of the project were (1) to utilize the expertise of the staff and the resources of Apollo High School, the Daviess…

Describes a mini-course called "Women in Managerial Roles," developed as an innovative experiential methodology to help women bridge the reality gap between classroom and corporation in two ways: bring an entire class of women students inside the corporation, and create structured interactions between the students and women corporate executives…

Describes the use of a microcomputer to schedule students into a series of small group career exploration sessions. Use of the computer greatly simplified the process, and all students were able to obtain their first or second choice options. (JAC)

Special career awareness and career exploration activities were developed for blind and visually impaired elementary and secondary students during 1981 and 1982. Thirteen career awareness modules were developed for use in regular class settings, along with modules for students on career clusters and career identification and job placement. (SEW)

A variety of alternative careers for physical education majors are outlined, including athletic clubs, health clubs, fitness clinics, sport resorts, gerontology, infant development, rehabilitation, and commercial, sports-related business. (JMF)

The Campbell County Public Schools (VA) developed Project ACCENT (Arts, Citizenship, Career Education to Nurture Native Talents) to allow 150 gifted and talented high school students to investigate fine arts careers through the experience and guidance of a practicing professional artist. (SBH)

A multimedia course in career development for hearing impaired freshmen at Gallaudet College is described. The course, part of a five stage model, provides a teacher's guide, student notebook, videotape, and slide series dealing with career awareness and career exploration. The 16 lesson course syllabus is appended. (CL)

Details the benefits of the development and maintenance of useful work activities, such as "co-op" or "internship" programs, for chemistry students who wish to acquire some understanding of the requirements of the industrial job market as they complete their college education. (CS)