Some strategies for inservice education for special needs teachers are outlined by a teacher educator, with areas to be included in a presentation format. Well-planned inservice programs help both the special needs students and the special/vocational teachers, according to the author. (MF)

Presents a survey of 52 black female lawyers in New York City. Focuses on the sociocultural factors that affected career choice, career entry, and establishment within the White, male-dominated profession. These included family background, work history, self-efficacy and esteem, social conciousness, attitudes toward motherhood and marriage, and…

This curriculum guide for postsecondary student development was created in response to needs expressed by business and other organizations throughout the Southwest Florida School-to-Careers Consortium. The guide encompasses four curriculum categories: academic achievement, career development, personal and social development, and community…

There currently are 32 states in the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network, each dedicated to developing and implementing a college and career readiness agenda. At the same time, all fifty states are implementing requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. The Perkins Act and the American Diploma…

An overview of academic matriculation with an emphasis on specific skills, concepts, and applications that can be used to develop an appreciation of success in higher education is presented. By defining the student as the center of planning, techniques are provided to translate ideas and abstract thought to real-world applications. Recommendations…

This handbook explains the requirements for selecting, developing, evaluating, and placing a student in the Refuges and Wildlife Cooperative Education Program of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Following a brief program description, information is provided on the following topics: the responsibilities of various administrators; the program…

The World Wide Web has a wealth of information on career planning, individual jobs, and job search methods that counselors and teachers can use. Search engines such as Yahoo! and Magellan, organized like library tools, and engines such as AltaVista and HotBot search words or phrases. Web indexes offer a variety of features. The criteria for…

A University of Minnesota team has conceptualized a K-post-high school career development curriculum (CDC) schema based on self development. Included are ten behavioral objectives for career education and further information defining the CDC concept. (JR)

Because career development is a lifelong process, adults frequently need career planning assistance. The adult education classroom is a natural environment for individuals to seek and receive help with career planning. Given the heterogeneity of the adult population, the career development needs of adults vary widely. While many adults only need…

The proceedings of the second in a series of workshops on dental hygiene education and practice are presented. The opening remarks are by Cheryl Westphal. Papers categorized as "Considerations for the Professionalization of Dental Hygiene" are as follows: "Socio-Economic Viewpoint" (Gary Gaumer); "Political Science Viewpoint" (Lelia Helms);…

Efforts to retain students, including career development strategies, can be particularly costly when dealing with the diverse educational backgrounds and aspirations that are typically found among community college students. For this reason, a study examined the career maturity differences that exist among subgroups of freshman-level community…

An exploratory study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of determining the reading demands of navy jobs, using a methodology that identifies both the type of reading tasks performed on the job and the level of general reading skill required to perform that set of reading tasks. Next, a survey was made of the navy's job skills training…

The main purpose of this study was to isolate the differences between the level of assistance in career development perceived by and desired by students at the State University College at Oswego. Since there was some intuitive reason to believe that these variables were related to the sex and class of the student involved, these variables were…

Studies of the Black experience and its effects on career development and psychosocial identity indicate that: (1) a differential career opportunity structure exists for all people; (2) for Blacks, the real and perceived opportunity structures are qualitatively and quantitatively different from those available to whites; and (3) it is the role of…

The project developed three slide-sound units to be used to help postsecondary school youth to determine their values, interests, and aptitudes; to identify careers compatible with them; and to be able to recognize and utilize resources that will allow them to explore and experience work in these careers. From October 1974 to June 1975, surveys…