This career exploration instructional booklet on the occupation of the social worker is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). Based on a job analysis and utilizing a programed instructional format, the following content is included: A brief description of what a…

This occupational simulation booklet is one of several career exploration instructional units resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). (This simulation was designed to be used following detailed student exploration and learning in a unit on the consumer in the marketplace which…

Career education at the elementary level in Oregon focuses on career awareness and career exploration. At the secondary level a higher degree of experiences is developed in career exploration, which is concerned with self-understanding, occupational exploration, and career information. Career exploration provides experiences in career decision…

A tech prep summer camp was designed to give ninth graders a taste of tech prep before they were asked to choose a high school path. Parents were invited to dinner to learn about tech prep programs and their potential for successful careers. (JOW)

Presents kinds of data that can be used in exploring careers. Focuses on child care occupations and includes information such as educational requirements, hours and earnings, job satisfaction, and costs of the program. (JOW)

New software for career assessment makes it easier for counselors to identify students' skills, preferences, and interests and track progress. Programs such as Magellan expose students to a variety of career opportunities and can be used for self-directed career exploration. (SK)

By the ninth grade, students should have a grounding in career exploration and be ready to take a more serious look at their options, according to school counseling professionals. Ninth graders can undertake interest and value assessments and match results with potential occupations. (JOW)

Possible selves are cognitive manifestations of goals, aspirations, values, and fears. The "Possible Selves Mapping Interview" was developed and used with young adolescents (N=42). All participants generated at least two possible selves. Occupational hoped-for and safety-feared selves were the most prevalent themes. Implications for counseling are…

This career exploration instructional booklet on the occupation of a physical therapist is one of several resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). Based on a job analysis and utilizing a programed instructional format, the following content is included: A brief description of a…

This occupational simulation booklet on the newspaper reporter is one of several units resulting from the rural southwestern Colorado CEPAC Project (Career Education Process of Attitude Change). The purpose of this unit is to help students understand the kinds of writing that are contained in a newspaper while acquainting them with the type of…

Agricultural career exploration is discussed in terms of teaching methods, program development, educational objectives, vocational agriculture, and career opportunities. (LH)

The concurrent validity of the Career Maturity Inventory with two other instruments was investigated for a sample of ninth-grade boys and girls. Some tentative implications concerning construct validity were drawn. (Author)

Career education should be an integral part of the English curriculum, but vocational training should not. (DD)

Investigated the exploration of careers of 443 adolescents to examine whether awareness of possibilities and a consideration of multiple options for self were associated with social environmental factors. Results suggested that adolescents, regardless of gender, social class, or ethnic background, were aware of multiple occupational possibilities.…

The histories of two alternative programs are compared. Considered a main factor in one program's success is a high level of administrative support; among problems causing the demise of the other are failure to involve the developing committee in the program's implementation and changing the program's emphasis and the students targeted. (MJL)