This document provides a brief compilation of descriptions of agricultural education programs linked to Career and Technical Education (CTE) initiative in Minnesota. Agriculture Exploration courses focus on the animal sciences, plant sciences, natural resource sciences, agricultural business and marketing, and leadership development. Agribusiness…

The Alternative Education Program at Syosset High School, Syosset, New York, permits high school students on-site experience in their exploration of possible careers. The counselors can monitor a career experience as it develops. Students involved in career education undergo positive changes in their attitudes toward school. (Author/JAC)

Describes a program at the University of Central Florida at Orlando that acquaints minority group high school students with career opportunities in mass media and gives them a taste of the college-level training required. (GT)

The article describes a model career exploration program, the Professional Career Exploration Program for Minority and/or Low Income Gifted and Talented Students, which was created as a tenth-grade community exploration program. Sections address the multistage process used to identify disadvantaged gifted students, the inclass seminars for student…

The authors describe a career-enhancement program, at Texas Tech University, for students in chemistry or biology who want to enter the field of chemical engineering. (SA)

This article describes Young Graduates, a program designed to enable academically gifted pupils get the best from their formal education and secure the best place available in higher education to support their career aspirations. The program provides intensive Saturday workshops followed by ongoing networking activities and contact with the…

The Contextual Career Education model stresses participant decision making, responsibility, and acquisition of work-related skills for urban youth in a real-life context. George Washington University's program provides work experience, career education classes, and a computer lab, which allows career exploration and computer skills training. (SK)

Describes a model program that included 20 parents of adolescents with visual impairments in structured career-planning exercises. Students confirmed career choices, became more aware of career values, and were encouraged to explore future career alternatives. Parents suggested they had acquired understanding for their child's career choices. (CR)

Describes using AM-FM, shortwave, and scanner radios in the classroom; suggests class activities integrating the curriculum, including radio logs, geography, social studies, letter writing, and career exploration; and lists related Internet resources and ERIC articles. A sidebar highlights the "Shortwave Classroom" newsletter. (PEN)

To compete globally in the 21st century, it is important to introduce more young people to industrial technology and improve technology-related education. All citizens must understand and know how to use technology (Burris, 1998). Knowledge, expertise, and economics will determine their future success in the world's markets. This article describes…

In 2003, the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) began surveying undergraduates and faculty in a multi-institutional, longitudinal study designed to identify patterns of spirituality and religiousness among college students. Initial results revealed a high level of student interest in spiritual values, but they also showed that most…

In response to a deficiency in basic skills demonstrated by students admitted to Santa Fe Community College (SFCC), a Vocational Skills Assessment (VSA) program was developed to increase student awareness of personal and vocational strengths through hands-on assessment of their abilities. The VSA program has four integrated courses: (1) Skills…

The Chicago Careers for Youth Program facilitates visits by persons working in various career clusters to classrooms to explain their jobs and the qualifications for them. The visitors serve as role models for the youth with whom they interact. The program is based on 16 career clusters that were defined by several hundred persons with careers in…

Ten papers address topics in career education for students with behavior disorders. W. Morse points out "Problems and Promises," including problems with the definition and scope of career education and the needs for individualization and support systems. C. Kokaska and L. Cook in "Concepts and Definitions" offer insight on problems in defining…

A training program designed to enhance the career development of undergraduate psychology majors is described. The class involved 11 hours of didactic lectures and discussions which attempted to give students external information relevant to work and school decisions. The sessions were designed to give students an understanding of decision making…