The report describes a career education program for 20 gifted and talented twelfth grade students which incorporated a guidance laboratory, use of university mentors in a student's chosen field, and an internship period. Detailed are participant characteristics, identification methods, and program evaluation findings. Changes made during the…

CALIS is an interactive computer-based simulation developed to assess career decisions and to present decisional alternatives to the players in career and life path choices, assessing the relative consequences associated with these choices. The CALIS game-simulation places the player in the social-psychological situation of an individual…

An exploration program, part of a comprehensive rural school-based career education project, utilized mini-course offered in cooperation with a community college to introduce ninth through eleventh grade students to technological careers. The objectives of the program were to provide students with short-term exploratory experience and at least one…

This report contains an analysis of career decision making (CDM), a synthesis of theories and empirical studies related to CDM, and identification of areas in need of further research and/or development. The study includes contributions from the fields of psychology, economics, sociology, guidance and education. An attempt has been made to…

Goals of a project to develop a career-oriented curriculum for the Texas School for the Deaf from 1972 to 1975 included the delivery of (1) career awareness, exploration, and preparation experiences, (2) language development activities, (3) avocational-recreational experiences, (4) consumer activities, (5) problem-solving experiences, (6)…

An experimental program to prepare students in education for alternate careers was created in response to the current job market. Students were placed in human service agencies and lived in joint residence halls. No differences were found between control and experimental groups in the measures of vocational development. (NG)

Students in the Alternative Education Program, run by Erie 1 BOCES Planning Instructional Services Division, opt to explore career and special interests in individualized programs in community business, industry, government, or various agency situations. (Author)

An expanded guidance laboratory at Texas A & M University has permitted 20 gifted students to get to know themselves and to identify promising career fields. (Author/IRT)

The purpose of this article is to describe, for the Middle School level, six basic economic concepts and related teaching strategies that can be used in career education. (Author)

The clients are required to undergo a battery of tests, provide a series of self-estimates, and indicate certain preferences relevant to the work situation. These data are then fed into a computer which is programmed to select occupations that appear compatible. A computer printout is made available. (Author)

Describes an innovative career counseling program that uses parents who are active in a profession as the source of information about that profession. (IRT)

This article defines career education and career counseling and attempts to delineate their functions. It then examines curriculum trends and developments in career education, and describes some innovative career education programs. (NG)

This document provides a brief compilation of descriptions of agricultural education programs linked to Career and Technical Education (CTE) initiative in Minnesota. Agriculture Exploration courses focus on the animal sciences, plant sciences, natural resource sciences, agricultural business and marketing, and leadership development. Agribusiness…