Three-year project description and third-party evaluation are included for a northern Mississippi Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) project program which sought to improve existing work experience programs through learning site anlaysis, individualized student learning packages with behaviorally stated objectives, and employer recruitment…

The project reported in the document focused on two aspects of career education programs. One focus was on determining effective methods for implementing career exploratory experiences for junior high school students. The second focus was on determining effective procedures for establishing a comprehensive school-based placement service for all…

The State of Alabama career education-exploration and placement project was an attempt to organize and study alternate methods of providing career education to students in the junior and senior high grades. Emphasis was placed on "exploration" at the junior high level, whereas the major program goals for older students revolved around…

From August 1974 to June 1975, three schools in the Owensboro, Kentucky area cooperated in an effort to provide an instructional program in mass communications to high school students. A four-year comprehensive high school, a vocational school, and Kentucky Wesleyan College pooled teaching staff, equipment, and facility resources in a course…

Covering the time period of July 1974 to June 1975, the report documents project activities of the second year of a three-year career education project in southern Indiana. A total of 37 school corporations in an economically depressed rural area participated in an effort to infuse career education concepts into their existing curriculum. Through…

Before the beginning of the summer school, a workshop was held for the teachers and aides to present ways to: (1) make migrant and American Indian children more aware of their heritage and (2) help them become more familiar with career possibilities. Objectives of the summer program were: (1) career exploration; (2) cultural enrichment (i.e., art,…

The report describes the Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon) demonstration project designed to integrate health career education into an existing State-required health education program. The report's first section briefly presents background project information. Section 2 assesses the project's accomplishments with respect to staff…

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 book is designed to assist professionals in developing and implementing transition services for students with disabilities. Specifically, this book focuses on the importance of assessment in transition planning and targets the various domains that should be included in any school-to-work transition assessment. The book advocates a…

The National School-to-Work Office in collaboration with the National Association for Gifted Children, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Association for the Gifted, and the Council of State Directors of Programs for the Gifted have identified 11 gifted education/school-to-work (GT/STW) models that are either best practices or unique…

Describes a card sort technique designed to stimulate career explorations and to assist in career decision making. Addresses several questions relating to evaluation of the technique, including its effectiveness as part of a career exploration course. Considers strengths and limitations of the technique. (RC)

QUEST/Inner City Catholic Youth Organization has developed the Career Guidance Field Experience (CGFE) program, designed to serve Black and Latin inner-city youth. Emphasis is on personal development, self-awareness, understanding of external systems, and the exploration of realistic career choices. The program is described. (KC)

Antioch College in Ohio has reconciled the incongruities of liberal education and the work experience through a cooperative education program that encourages career exploration by requiring students to undergo a diversity of experiences and locations. Benefits and limitations of this work-study program are examined. (Author/JMD)

Describes a middle school career-oriented teaching unit with emphasis on teaching for divergent thinking. The unit provides hands-on opportunities for eighth-grade students to explore careers using the knowledge and skills developed in their home economics class. The careers are restaurant management, hospitality service, and interior design. (CT)

A new trend in academic outreach programs, initiated to inspire and motivate minority students to prepare generally for college, is to create curriculum-based programs targeting students' specific academic or career interests. The MESA (Mathematics, Science, Engineering Achievement) Program serves as a model for development of other…