This research was designed to provide information on the career development of fifth-grade students and to explore the influence of an education program on children's interest in nursing as a career choice, especially related to gender. Interest in nursing is conceptualized as interest, competence perception, and desire to help other people. A…

Youth respond with suggestions to enhance their career education through citizenship experience units. (Author)

Described a concept designed to weld education and the technical/business community together in a cooperative effort to provide education which is relevant and student serving. (Author/RK)

The paper looks at the value and need for theory, specifically as it relates to career development/career education for the deaf. A review of the literature provides an overview of major theoretical ideas regarding career development. An interactive adjustment model is described which incorporates four parameters: personal characteristics,…

The bibliography of selected materials designed to develop and enhance student careers was prepared for the eighth annual meeting of the Education Commission of the States. While the role of vocational education is stressed, the individual needs of students of all ages and the manpower needs of society are suggested. Also, some aspects of…

The paper explains the career education concept and considers its application to gifted and talented students. (CL)

Analysis of responses of 137 members of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Career Development revealed a continuing need to investigate issues in inter- and intragency cooperation and to establish data-based instructional procedures for use in the learning environment. Respondents did not significantly differentiate the areas that…

The school, through the industrial arts program, must give students a greater understanding of their role as future workers and relate all school experiences to career development. (DS)

Compares the career-oriented West German school system, where 57 percent of all German teenagers are enrolled in work-study programs, to the U.S. system, which produces unemployed graduates that represent an unemployment average three times that of the national average. (Author/JF)

Authors look at some of the issues that must be faced by local educators who must conceive and manage career development programs. (Authors/CB)

Reviews volumes 23-42 of "Career Development Quarterly," classifying 791 articles into 14 substantive areas of career research and practice devised by Fitzgerald and Rounds. Life-span perspectives on career development and career development interventions were noted as principle areas of research activity and publication. (Author/CRR)

Reviews career information print materials according to National Career Development Association's (NCDA) "Guidelines for the Preparation and Evaluation of Career Information Literature." Groups materials by rating and subject area and type of publication. Classifies 431 items. Includes names, codes, and addresses of 31 publishers of…

This paper reviews career education in the UK's statutory, further and higher education sectors, and finds that, despite considerable changes in theory, provision remains based on the traditional DOTS model of decision learning, opportunity awareness, transition learning and self-awareness. It is argued that the persistent and hegemonic status of…

Current research makes it abundantly clear that career and technical educators in North America know how to give students the technical skills they need to be competitive in the 21st century marketplace. However, there may be a gap in many educators' toolboxes. The latest research findings indicate that the majority of people have a difficult time…

This action research study (ARS) describes teacher perceptions of various career guidance instruments in one high school and their impact on high school students in career decision-making. The paper also discusses the teacher ranking of the career guidance methods and ways in which counselors and teachers can work together to assist students to…