Describes a program designed to encourage high school girls to learn about computers and to plan for careers. The girls in the program were introduced to programming, hardware, and software. They learned about themselves in relation to careers and developed skills to help them implement their career plans in a world in which computers are a common…

Career planning activities were integrated into an undergraduate semester-long course in industrial psychology. For example, students wrote resumes, generated interest profiles, wrote job descriptions which were consistent with their interest profiles, researched published sources to find out about various jobs, and interviewed persons working in…

Collaboration between secondary and post secondary schools can provide systematic, recursive assessment models that will benefit students, inform teachers, strengthen institutions, and add to the knowledge base regarding career development. This document outlines the framework used for the Academic Studies and Career Planning (ASCP) class at…

This short article is aimed at promoting the discussion by professional chemists of their interest in their subject, chemistry, in the hope that they will share that interest with others and encourage young people into studying chemistry. The article tells four stories, three of which show positive role models for encouraging an interest in…

A three-part program in planning for life beyond college emphasizes the need for logical thought, reflection, insight, and good judgment in choosing a major, exploring careers, and examining one's relationship with society as a whole. (MSE)

The Career Development Model is a comprehensive and developmental approach to career planning that allows schools the opportunity to be more accountable to their graduates. This is accomplished by providing students with the knowledge and job search skills to help them cope with changing job opportunities. (JOW)

Describes a career exploration program whereby the students participated in group discussions, read pertinent materials, interviewed adults, attended in-school conferences, and served as interns in local businesses. The program provided an opportunity for students to explore careers for up to three years and to participate in related activities.…

To help students develop career plans, opportunities are provided for self-assessment into an application for one of ten imaginary companies. Basic information is given for each company. During the term, students solve problems written in the context of the company for which they are working. (JN)

Techniques and experiences that would help students not only in finding their first job, but in all future career decisions, were packed into a three-credit-hour course. (Author)

This pamphlet, an Alaska career information system high school planner and career guide, was developed for use with middle and early high school youth. This planning tool (1) introduces the relationship between high school courses and postsecondary plans; (2) outlines for the student the Alaska state minimum high school graduation requirements;…

The development of a personalized educational plan should be based on career and personal goals formulated and clarified through career exploration experiences. The eighth grade is a decision point at which students need to be aware of blocks of courses that require 4 years to complete; decisions must be confirmed at the 10th-grade level. However,…

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…

Project Trident (an ESEA title III project at Lincoln, Illinois) was designed to develop a comprehensive career education program for all students which would unify and synthesize the various components of career education at the secondary school level. A description of program objectives, phases, structure, and implementation is presented.…

Modification of instructions to the Activities and Competencies section of Holland's Self-Directed Search to allow users more flexibility in responding to items was compared to the standard set of instructions. Results indicated modified instructions did significantly alter users' summary codes although users were not more satisfied. (Author)