The study investigated the effects of an inservice teacher-training workshop in achievement motivation and career cluster simulations on career decision-making skills for junior high students. Ninety-three teachers and counselors from 30 schools, representing all areas of Washington, D. C., participated in the two-week inservice career education…

Designed to aid students in career planning, this booklet outlines some basic principles and techniques needed to organize a job search. It is divided into five sections. Each section focuses on one major step in the process of job seeking: Self-Appraisal, Job Search, Job Application, Job Interview, and Job Maintenance. A brief outline of topics…

Second-year evaluation of the career education projects at Saint Paul and Minneapolis from October 1975 through June 1976 was conducted in three phases: Management activities, curriculum development/inservice workshops, and student outcomes. Findings indicated evidences of community involvement, staff development through inservice activities, cost…

Lists and discusses eight career-damaging decisions that are often overlooked by engineering graduates, including staying too long in one job, professional isolation, "headhunter phobia," creeping obsolescence, premature announcements, letting office relationships slide, the company loyalty myth, and plateauing. (CW)

This study assessed the relative value of Bandura's (1977, 1982, 1986) self-efficacy theory and Rotter's (1966) locus of control model in predicting the career maturity of college students. A sample of 113 undergraduates (83 women and 30 men) completed a demographics questionnaire and measures of career decision-making (CDM) self-efficacy (Taylor…

This bibliography has as its focus the process of evaluating student competencies for career development, as well as the evaluation of career development programs. It is intended primarily for use in career development programs for grades K-12. Twenty-one citations from ERIC and other databases include project descriptions, evaluative reports,…

This resource manual is one of the components of "Work Skills," a set of competency-based instructional materials written for low-level readers that prepares students with specific job search and job keeping skills. ("Work Skills" is part of the "Connections" package, which represents a synthesis of significant work on education and employment and…

The goal of the Conecuh County (Alabama) project was to successfully implement into its curriculum an Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program based on the model developed by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, which integrates academic requirements and work experience opportunities into a comprehensive curriculum. To determine…

The goal of the Conecuh County (Alabama) project was to successfully implement an Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program based on the model developed by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, which integrates academic requirements and work experience opportunities into a comprehensive curriculum. To determine program effectiveness at…

A project was conducted to design, develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of bilingual (Spanish and English) career education materials for adult farmworkers with limited English-speaking ability. A career education manual, a series of audio- and video-taped interviews with former farmworkers employed in various job cluster areas, and a…

This report describes the findings of a third party evaluation of the High Point Schools, North Carolina, experience-based career education (EBCE) program. Six instruments were used to compare EBCE and non-EBCE students: (1) The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, (2) the JOBS instrument, (3) the Attitude Scale of the Career Maturity Inventory,…

An evaluation of the effectiveness of a career development class for high school students supports the viability of career development curricula as part of a comprehensive career guidance program. The class had a positive effect on students' career maturity and skills in self-appraisal and goal selection. (JAC)

Many theories of career development are derived from theories of personality; however, broader perspectives on career development are being built on emerging research focused on gender, race, ethnicity, and social class. The main career development theories are as follows: trait and factor theories (which assumes the possibility of matching…

Six high schools and Millersville University implemented the microcomputerized Discover II Career Guidance system. Subjects for the high school study were 386 juniors in six high schools within a 25-mile radius of Millersville University. Subjects were divided into control, Discover/directive counseling, and Discover-only groups. Pre- and…

The activities in this curriculum guide are designed to facilitate self-evaluation, goal setting, and educator-student planning of learning experiences relating to career maturity. It is suggested that the career maturity measurement activity worksheets can be included in the student's school record and used as a reference base for future…