This article critically examines the effects of chance, turning points and periods of routine on the careers of ten male returners to further education. Chance is an under-theorised influence on career development and there is also a dearth of qualitative data on this phenomenon. The qualitative data I present demonstrate that chance events can…

The authors describe three classroom career activities--development of a floral shop, a post office, and a classroom corporation as concepts around which other career activities might be organized. Specific activities and the ones that developed from them in the authors' experiences are described. (EK)

In this article I argue that we need a greater understanding of the role of emotion in career development and career management. Notions of careers as sequences of events and experiences and new relational approaches to organizational career development suggest opportunities for exploring the experience, expression, and management of emotion…

An experimental group of 792 tenth graders spent from one to seventeen hours on ECES, a computer-based educational and occupational exploration system. Gains on a test of vocational maturity administered at the beginning and end of the school year were compared with a control group. ECES users showed larger gains. (Author)

This paper presents some implications concerning career choice obtained from an analysis of the test and survey results for 400,000 high school students. These students were tested by Project TALENT in 1960, were followed up five years later, and were again surveyed in 1970 with selected parts of the TALENT test battery. These papers relate mainly…

This is a report of a career education program, first conceived through a school assembly and initiated at Fruth Elementary School in grades K-6. The format used by the teachers correlates a phase of the world of work with regular school work. Some students and teachers from the Career Education Tech. Center participate in this program as do…

The 1972 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Career Training Program was aimed at placing counselors in actual work situations (as new employees) to enable them to experience that which they must describe to students if they are to do an effective job in career counseling. The overall purpose was to give counselors or teachers and administrators an…

This study determines the relationship of career education teacher inservice preparation (CETIP) to the vocational development of sixth grade children receiving instruction from teachers who participated in such preparation. Children whose teachers had taken the inservice program scored higher than children whose teachers had not. (EK)

Describes how a career development program was developed in Ohio using the Programmatic Approach to Guidance Excellence model. (LRA)

This career education conference was for school counselors, vocational education workers, public school teachers, school administrators, and others interested in advancing career possibilities for students in schools in New Mexico. Recognized authorities in career education were invited to be participants and to share with conference enrollees the…

This course is designed to acquaint the student with the preparation needed, job opportunities, salaries, and fringe benefits of health-related occupations. The course helps the student to become aware of the various career opportunities in this field. The course requires no special skills or previous knowledge. The 45-hour course utilizes a…

As workforce development and school-to-work transition are moved onto the national agenda, so are public officials pressed to cut the federal deficit and budget. Consequently, the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and other federal education and labor programs have faced rescissions." Legislative proposals…

A project was designed to use employed persons who are handicapped as positive career role models for other handicapped persons and to record the processes and procedures of conducting this innovative program for replication by other educational institutions. A base list of over 200 employed handicapped persons was compiled following a Career Fair…

English courses which involve the language arts skills and which should be incorporated into major career areas are described in this guide. The guide also describes the units, procedures, activities, supplementary materials, and evaluation tools and is keyed--by number--to the State Accreditation Standards and assessment objectives. Teaching…

The Skyline Career Development Center, Dallas, Texas, combines technical training with academic programs and is organized into 28 career clusters. Community involvement is seen as the prime ingredient and is greatly responsible for 97 percent of the graduating class being fully employed or going on to higher education. (DS)