The purpose of the study was to develop an instrument to assess the career awareness possessed by elementary school children in order to provide base-line information for curriculum decisions. The instrument was formulated from established career content resources congruent with developmental theory. Validation was accomplished with data collected…

The study indicates that a degree of career awareness does exist among elementary school children, differing with such variables as age, sex, and socio-economic level. The instrument developed for this study has utility for assessment of needs, of educational programming/curriculum building, and of the effectiveness of staff development…