Course completion and student satisfaction is likely to be influenced by how realistic the expectations of students are when they enrol. This report explores the idea that students' expectations would be more realistic if students have well developed career management competencies. Appended are: (1) Participant Information and Interview Protocol;…

The tour guide was developed to assist classroom teachers in planning hands-on activities to complement and extend the work of the classroom. Each page lists information about a different institution or industry in the Washington, D.C. area that can be toured. Information includes the name and address of the place to be visited, name of a person…

Almost any instructional unit taught in physical education lends itself to the integration of career education objectives. (MM)

Describes a program planned and presented by high school vocational agriculture students which was designed to make elementary students more aware of agriculture. (SB)

Presents a definition of career education/CETA coordination and its components (statement of purpose, relationship of career education to the total education system, impact produced, needs of clients, and support of the schools); and describes stages of the coordination process (awareness, exploration, and preparation). (CT)

Six problems in developing effective career education programs for gifted, creative, and talented children are identified and possible solutions are presented. (PHR)

Investigated the exploration of careers of 443 adolescents to examine whether awareness of possibilities and a consideration of multiple options for self were associated with social environmental factors. Results suggested that adolescents, regardless of gender, social class, or ethnic background, were aware of multiple occupational possibilities.…

This report provides information on the outcomes of the Intervention for College Attendance Program, a program of competitive grants awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations and community-based organizations. Funded programs focus on increasing the access and success of groups traditionally underrepresented in higher…

Some of the career education activities which have taken place during the first year of a comprehensive K-12 program involving 780 students in six schools are summarized in the report. The program, developed for a rural community (Milford, Nebraska, population 1.850), had six objectives designed to produce career exploration and involved practical…

The teacher directed document presents definitions of what career education is and what it intends to accomplish with students in the public schools. Definitions for career education touch on flexible school programs, career awareness, career exploration, and career orientation. Career education and student needs are discussed in terms of four…

The purpose of this study was to identify the Ohio 4-H alumni's perceptions of the impact 4-H had on their career development. The 166 respondents (n=275) reported that 4-H affected the development of general employability competencies, but not job-seeking skills. (JOW)

A teacher of junior and senior secondary gifted students describes their attitudes toward future careers and misconceptions about professions, then discusses a mini-unit which included researching careers, learning job requirements, exploring jobs, evaluating the career unit, and developing a slide/tape for future students. (MC)

In Cleveland, high school art majors explore art careers through a series of visits with working professionals in various fields of art. (SJL)

The importance of career education for elementary special education students is noted, the process of goal development described, infusion approaches suggested for classroom activities, and the career clusters approach reviewed. Suggestions are also made for taking advantage of school jobs and establishing a class business. (CL)

Enumerates ways in which university sociology departments can help students find out about career possibilities in the field of sociology. Suggestions include providing information on employment opportunities and graduate programs, identifying occupations of graduated sociology majors, advising students about employment and graduate school, and…