This document is a booklet designed primarily for high school students by the American Federation of Teachers on teaching as a career. The booklet discusses the following topics: the history of teaching as a profession; the state of schools in the United States; advantages and disadvantages to teaching; teachers in revolt (collective bargaining…

This edition of the "starter" file of free occupational literature was revised in order to provide optimum amounts of information and assistance to young men and women about to assimilate and use career information. This is a "starter" file in two senses: (1) the file may be an initial step toward building a complete file of…

The resource booklet contains information on 130 different careers written for elementary students at a third grade reading level. The order of arrangement is by the 15 USOE occupational clusters. One illustrated page is devoted to each career, and each includes a brief job description; a list of the skills, aptitudes, and preferences required by…

Intended to help college and high school students use vacation breaks for taking action on vocational decisions, this activity guide describes the process of career decisionmaking and presents an outline to be followed when actually engaging in the process. The outline includes five segments, each made up of a checklist of suggested activities…

This booklet explores the career opportunities for women in science and technology. It includes myths and realities about women in science and technology, characteristics of young female scientists and technologists, and steps women can take to plan a successful career. Numerous photographs of career women in science and technology, along with…

To help schools use community volunteers as part of their guidance program a Community Resource Directory has been developed by South Dakota Career Education in cooperation with District I Youth Services System (Model Rural Development). The guide can be particularly useful when meeting some of the student needs cited in the South Dakota…

This volume provides the reader with a number of useful insights about educational and career planning. The authors followed up their college alumni over a span of two decades, reporting both initial and subsequent jobs held by the graduates of each college department. To organize such a document, the authors have indicated Dictionary of…

This guide provides information on careers in art and art education and on how students can learn about such careers. By posing and answering a series of informative questions, the guide discusses choosing a teacher education college or university. Continuing with this format, it addresses how to decide on an art education major and how to enter…

Presents an instructional assignment--the development of a "Job Strategy Notebook"--designed to assist students in career planning and preparation for an effective job search campaign. Offers ideas for assignments as well as sample forms dealing with skills/interests, resumes, career information, company research, and interviews/company visits.…

The major purpose of the Pre-Occupational track of Manitoba's Adult Basic Education program is to enable students to get firsthand information about the world of work and to get information about themselves that will assist them in crystallizing an occupational choice. The students undergo an extensive career exploration phase including actual…

This booklet is an attempt by the Canadian Teacher's Federation to answer many of the information requests it receives concerning a teaching career in Canada, teaching conditions, and teacher requirements. After preliminary sections about the history and nature of classroom teaching, the document presents information about occupations related to…

This brief guide to environmental careers first provides a history of this job market and then in two sections (covering six pages), describes specific jobs and steps to planning a career. The first section describes each job in each of the major categories of careers in the environmental field: (1) Environmental Equipment Operation (attendants…

Career development programs are one way of responding to declining enrollments and rising costs while helping students with career and educational plans. A psychology elective at County College of Morris includes exploration of factors affecting career choice, self-assessment and a job-search practicum. (JAC)

A brief discussion of a school/life model of career development, designed to provide for elimination of curriculum overlap, consistent evolution and integration of the career education concept, and understanding and communication with participating staff, is presented in this document. Eight elements are listed representing the main factors…

This Coordinator's Guide accompanies a module workbook, which is directed toward working guidance personnel in school settings, grades 7-14 including counselors, administrators and career specialists. The topic is the founding and improvement of Career Resource Centers and the Module focuses on a systematic process of implementing this objective.…