The article is designed to increase the awareness of career education professionals on issues concerning the involvement of handicapped minority group members in career development activities. (Author/PHR)

Originally intended to be used with a national television drama mini-series, the guidebook can be used alone to improve student attitudes toward education and career-oriented skills. It is targeted primarily to Black and Chicano junior and senior high school students. The project stresses that development of oneself is most important to the…

Low-income African American and Latina adolescent females need extensive support for developing and implementing career plans. This digest discusses ways schools and other institutions can provide an education that furthers career development. Interventions that have been shown to be effective with disadvantaged African American and Latina female…

The guide contains a secondary school unit plan in Afro-American literature geared toward enhancing the students' concept of career through self-awareness, educational awareness, and career awareness. At the same time, it is aimed at developing students' general language skills. Units outline goals, developmental objectives, performance…

As part of the National Evaluation of School-to-Work implementation based on the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) of 1994, a study used student surveys and site visits in eight states to determine types and numbers of student participation in work-based activities and the quality of internships that students obtain through school. The…

This report is an exploratory application of a dynamic mathematical model to express a theory of changes in youth's career expectations over time. Main content is divided into two focuses: (1) theoretical interpretations of the differential equations which embody the mathematical model and (2) reporting and discussion of the results of preliminary…

This book consists of the personal narratives of 14 women who discussed their experiences as construction workers in interviews that were conducted between November 1991 and April 1994. The information provided by the women is organized thematically, beginning with their decision to enter the construction industry. Special attention is paid to the…