Over the past several years I have taught a career orientation course at St. John Fisher College. This course was designed to increase student awareness of potential careers following their undergraduate studies in our Biology program. Additionally, the course has also been used as a model for similar experiences in our Psychology, Chemistry,…

The need for African American male teachers is clear; however their pathway to teaching is in disrepair. This article shares research findings and a description of a pre-collegiate course designed to encourage high school students of color, including African American males, to explore teaching. More specifically, drawing from survey and interview…

This paper summarizes the findings of a five-year study aimed at improving the retention rates of female students pursuing careers in engineering. The study analyzed a series of programs implemented at the University of Toledo. The programs involve hands-on design projects, research experiences, communication tools geared towards females,…

If we are to attract more women and minorities to computing we must engage students at an early age. As part of its mission to increase participation of women and underrepresented minorities in computing, the Increasing Student Participation in Research Development Program (INSPIRED) conducts computing academies for high school students. The…

The career exploratory program includes six career clusters that provide strong academic background as well as practical experience. The six career areas are business administration and management, communication arts, engineering and mathematics, medicine and health, performing arts, and social sciences. (Author/IRT)

Exemplary career education programs and materials for grades 7,8, and 9 are surveyed. A model program suggests content and activity emphases. (KM)

Six problems in developing effective career education programs for gifted, creative, and talented children are identified and possible solutions are presented. (PHR)

This paper discusses the problem of low achievers in school and offers suggestions for helping them. It describes one high school's development of a career exploration program--including work experience in the 12th grade--to motivate students who are unable to cope with the regular program. (LD)

A group consisting of department coordinators, the director of the library media center, the chairperson of the guidance department, a building administrator, and members of the teaching staff work with a carefully selected group of career-oriented seniors on an independent study program. (Author/IRT)

One of the most pressing challenges in public education today is the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers for America's schools. Research shows teacher shortages exist nationwide but vary by geographic area, content area, demographics, and individual schools. In a recent study of the Future Educators Association[R] (FEA) initiative…

The report describes the Out-of-School Youth Program, a vocationally oriented program serving 250 handicapped student dropouts in St. Paul, Minnesota, and presents a model program for handicapped out of school youth based on that existing program. The model program consists of components that focus on the following areas: basic skills,…

Some of the career education activities which have taken place during the first year of a comprehensive K-12 program involving 780 students in six schools are summarized in the report. The program, developed for a rural community (Milford, Nebraska, population 1.850), had six objectives designed to produce career exploration and involved practical…

Describes and documents the results of a career program for ex-offenders living in a halfway house. (MCF)

Describes a four part program for providing career guidance to middle and junior high school students. Career Exploration for Youth, developed by the Kingsborough Community College (New York) and School District #22 in Brooklyn, included programs for students, parents, and school personnel. (JAC)