Career education is probably best described as a group of concepts and processes, including career awareness, career exploration, infusion of career-oriented material with traditional educational resources, hands-on involvement, and participation in education by people normally employed in the world of work. Vocational education is simply one…

This third in a series of six teaching modules on career/educational awareness is part of the Special Partnership in Career Education (SPICE) program, which was designed to provide career awareness and exploration information to junior high-aged educable mentally handicapped students. The module follows a typical format that includes two major…

A curriculum was developed to help young tribal women develop their potential and abilities, and plan realistically for their years as members of the world of work. A model was developed which demonstrated that the curriculum can be used in tribal communities. An advisory committee of tribal women planned the program and reviewed the curriculum.…

An exploration program, part of a comprehensive rural school-based career education project, utilized mini-course offered in cooperation with a community college to introduce ninth through eleventh grade students to technological careers. The objectives of the program were to provide students with short-term exploratory experience and at least one…

The guide contains career awareness units for grades one through seven. A chart for each grade level lists the unit titles with textbook references, resource speakers, and study trips. Some of the speakers and study trips suggested throughout the guide are specific to the local area. For each unit, concepts to be developed are coordinated in chart…

The document is part of a series that reports the findings and accomplishments of the Models for Career Education in Iowa project which was initiated to research, define, and describe an emerging concept of career education and to suggest possible approaches for implementation in primary and secondary education. One of the basic components in the…

These proceedings are divided into three sections entitled: (1) Introduction, (2) Role-Model Presentations, and (3) General Status of the Women's Rights Movement. Speeches related to each section are grouped by topic. The report also includes appendices with the conference program and a list of conference attendees. (HLM)

This report contains an analysis of career decision making (CDM), a synthesis of theories and empirical studies related to CDM, and identification of areas in need of further research and/or development. The study includes contributions from the fields of psychology, economics, sociology, guidance and education. An attempt has been made to…

Goals of a project to develop a career-oriented curriculum for the Texas School for the Deaf from 1972 to 1975 included the delivery of (1) career awareness, exploration, and preparation experiences, (2) language development activities, (3) avocational-recreational experiences, (4) consumer activities, (5) problem-solving experiences, (6)…

Describes Pima Community College's career centers which provide a focus for career awareness, career exploration, decision-making, and planning for students and community members. Clients determine their strengths, learn job-seeking skills, and evaluate community employment opportunities. Explores centers' relationship with faculty, internship…

The factors discussed are increasing competitiveness, professional organizations, government involvement, team concept growth, and personal qualities. Suggestions by which the interested student may gather more information about health careers before making a decision are given. (MDR)

An expanded guidance laboratory at Texas A & M University has permitted 20 gifted students to get to know themselves and to identify promising career fields. (Author/IRT)

Describes an innovative career counseling program that uses parents who are active in a profession as the source of information about that profession. (IRT)

A rationale and suggested approach for providing prevocational skill development to handicapped students are described. A comprehensive approach should include instruction in academic skills related to vocational training, instruction in daily living skills, guidance in personal and social adjustment skills, vocational assessment, and experiences…

This guide is intended for use in teaching a semester course for sixth graders in self- and career awareness and career exploration. The course is designed to provide initial career guidance experiences and hands-on exploratory activities in the following areas: self-awareness, decision making, employability skills, orientation to careers, the…