The intention of this article is to suggest useful and specific purposes for a social science curriculum; a content appropriate to these purposes which is educationally efficient; and an instructional strategy suited to both the specified content and purposes. (Author)

A brief, intensive, competency-based workshop successfully helped 11 secondary school teachers (6 females, 5 males) from West Virginia prepare for and conduct classroom research experiments. These experiments were an effective staff development activity for career education. Career-related instruction appeared to foster positive student attitudes…