This report contains results, both in narrative and chart form, of the implementation and evaluation of Ohio's K-10 career development program. Introductory charts indicate program growth and funding, 1970 to 1980. The next section contains results of the Career Skills Assessment Program (CSAP) administered to tenth graders in 20 school districts.…

Opportunities for employment other than faculty positions in colleges and universities are explored, and the stories of a number of nonfaculty personnel in such areas as computer technology, security, public relations, admissions, sports information, museums, and glee club are recounted. These employees offer insights into how they obtained their…

Illuminates problems women graduate students face in geography programs, both in their educational environments and career paths. Discusses possible solutions and alternative approaches to these problems, including understanding and challenging power relations, networking, developing communication skills, and effective mentoring. (MJP)

Operation of the 1989-90 Creative Employment Project, a regional transitional support center for adult single parents and displaced homemakers, resulted in increased entry rates for participants into vocational education programs. The program assisted participants in acquiring marketable skills and entering the work force. The objectives were…

The Education in Action project is a cooperative effort between the vocational education community and the Central Kentucky Community Action Council to identify economically disadvantaged youth who need basic academic and life skill training, General Educational Development (GED) training, occupational skill training, and job hunting and retention…

A project was conducted by the city of Bloomington, Indiana, to help displaced homemakers cope with stress, learn to manage their lives, become more assertive, and gain job search skills. Aimed at a three-county area, the project assessed the job market, developed counseling techniques, developed interest and aptitude assessment instruments,…

Project SEARCH (also titled "A Model for Providing Vocational Counseling Services to Adult Basic Education Students) investigated methods of providing counseling services with basic education programs while serving as a model counseling program. Designed to increase adult basic education (ABE) students' self-awareness, decision-making and…

A part of the Adult College Career Employment Support Services (ACCESS), the minicourse entitled Emeritus Career and Vocational Exploration has been designed to facilitate the entry or reentry of older persons into the work force as paid or volunteer workers. Organized into two four-week modules, the course offers participants assistance in…

Designed for those interested in the goal of equal employment opportunity for older job seekers, this booklet presents a summary of the findings of research on the employment of older workers. It is largely based on a study of the employment of older workers conducted November 1976 to March 1978 by the Human Resources Research Organization. The…

This case history describes the Tektronix, Inc. program of career fulfillment for its 11,000 employees. The study is divided into seven major sections. The first four sections deal with the purpose and philosophy of the program, history and company culture, organizational structure and staff, funding and resources. The fifth section presents…

A study was conducted of Indiana's Summer Programs for the Education and Development of Youth (SPEDY) to describe the program themselves and to study the programs' effect on participants' short-term career education attitudes, knowledge, and skills. SPEDY is a training for public-sector work program operated each summer for about ten weeks for…

A project was planned to establish two model community career education centers (CCEC) aimed at providing career development programs and counseling to adults not presently having access to such services; developing instruction programming tailored to local needs and conditions; increasing the effectiveness of such programs which already exist;…

The project was designed to accomplish three major goals: to broaden occupational understandings of pupils K-12, to expand employment opportunities of minority youth dropouts or potential dropouts, and to develop long-term cooperation and communication between the school and community employers or agencies. Major project accomplishments fell into…

Placement service rationale and organization of the Western Computer Assisted Placement Service (WCAPS) of Baltimore County, Maryland, are described in this manual. (The overall focus of WCAPS is to provide junior and senior high school students, through existing programs, a method of matching their career goals with an occupational setting where…

The Cleveland Public Schools developed a family literacy program to address the needs of both parent and child and attempt to break the cycle of illiteracy. Fifty parents who were Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)-eligible participated in the project. They attended one of four 9-week sessions. Course content included literacy, preemployment and…