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Download full textNew York State Dept. of Labor, Albany. – 1997
This booklet, which is intended for individuals seeking jobs in New York State, consists of suggestions for career exploration and job seeking. The booklet begins with a brief discussion of places to begin a job search: New York State Job Service and community service centers; schools and community organizations providing free advice; libraries;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Career Education, Career Exploration
Peer reviewedPlunkett, William T. – School Counselor, 1980
The Alternative Education Program at Syosset High School, Syosset, New York, permits high school students on-site experience in their exploration of possible careers. The counselors can monitor a career experience as it develops. Students involved in career education undergo positive changes in their attitudes toward school. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Enrichment, High School Students
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of General and Occupational Education. – 1991
This publication reprints articles that have previously appeared on the topic of career development, a major feature in "The Benchmark," since January 1988. ("The Benchmark" is a bimonthly report of occupational education in New York State.) These articles are categorized into two major areas: policy and planning and career…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development
Keller, Kevin E. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1980
Details a model of a formalized relationship between the worlds of work and education in a rural New York county. The Work Education Coalition, including business, education and volunteer members, met to improve school career education programming by sharing information and ideas. (JAC)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, County Programs, Education Work Relationship
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1989
This casebook has been compiled in response to the expressed need of administrators, counselors, and teachers of occupational education in New York State to share knowledge about programs and initiatives that are successful in helping at-risk students remain in school and graduate with sound occupational skills. Each initiative described in this…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Education, Dropout Prevention
National School-to-Work Opportunities Office, Washington, DC. – 1998
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…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, Career Education, Career Exploration
American Vocational Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1993
This monograph is designed to serve as a vision for guiding the future of vocational education at the middle level. Chapter 1, "Understanding Early Adolescents" (Frances Smith), provides an overview of early adolescent development as a basis for developing middle-level vocational education programs. Chapter 2, "Essential Elements of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Career Exploration, Core Curriculum
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Workplace Preparation and Continuing Education. – 1995
The New York State School-to-Work Opportunities System Plan, which is based on New York's original application for a federal school-to-work implementation grant and contains the 23 federally required elements, outlines the state's plans to develop and implement a statewide school-to-work opportunities system within a 9-year period. The plan…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, Career Education
