The sixth in a series of nine career education guides provides a brief general description of skills, training, and employment opportunities in the world of work for the junior and senior high school level. It also includes a page of questions and activities related to the descriptive text. (JR)

Darmstadt Enterprises for Career and Individual Development (DECIDE) is an educational program for both regular and special needs students providing a simulated business environment, currently in eight occupational areas. DECIDE is located in the Darmstadt Career Center and enrolls secondary students from schools in American military communities…

Describes content of the "Career Information in the Classroom: Workshop Guide for Infusing the Occupational Outlook Handbook." The "Guide" provides detailed information on conducting workshops that will increase a teacher's ability to make career exploration part of the curriculum. Highlights from each of its chapters are described. (CT)

Describes several techniques that can be used in implementing career education at secondary and postsecondary levels. (JOW)

The operation of a "Walkabout" program at a large urban magnet school is reviewed. After frequent exposure to supervised community experiences in regular humanities courses students may undertake independent, semester-long Walkabout projects, usually career-oriented. (MJL)

This guide has been produced in response to requests from parents, teachers, and counselors who use Minnesota Careers with their children and students. The parent guide is primarily for parents and guardians who would like to take an active role in their childrens career exploration, and can be used as a resource with Minnesota Careers 2002. The…

A Comprehensive Career Needs Survey was designed to assess the career needs of junior high- and senior high-school students in Southern Alberta. The questionnaire explored career needs from the perspective of students, teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators. An important aspect of the research was to examine how adolescents perceive the…

The Insights program begins the journey of becoming ready to work by introducing students to the varied career opportunities, skills, and technologies in today's health care industry. Students travel as a class or group to the host site for a series of seminars. While on site, the students and their accompanying teachers meet with professionals…

A preservice teacher education program was developed for the Illinois Professional and Curriculum Development Unit for grades 7-10 occupational orientation and exploration based on five occupational clusters. (MS)

Describes interdisciplinary English programs in the following areas: reading, study, and communication skills; career exploration; humanities instruction; and social concerns. A bibliography is included. (DF)

Arguing that the infusion of career information into the student's mainstream curriculum, in this case mathematics courses, both provides the student with information about a wide range of occupational options and enhances the teaching of actual subject matter, the author introduces a series of mathematics texts he has written to enable students…

Reviews a multimedia curriculum called "What's Up in Technology?" that was developed by the educational television channel Thirteen/WNET to introduce secondary school students to high-technology careers. Describes the curriculum materials, including a video, the teacher's guide, and the Web companion piece. (Author/LRW)

This newsletter theme issue offers advice to academically talented youth on exploring career options. It begins with an article titled "How To Think about Your Career When You Haven't Even Decided Where To Go to College." The article notes the hazards of early career choice and recognizes the career indecision often brought on by…

This guide is intended to assist professionals in helping students explore apprenticeship as one alternative for entry into the work force. Additionally, it provides the processes for acquiring and registering in an apprenticeship program. The introduction focuses on the Apprenticeship-School Linkage Project; benefits for students, schools, and…

A career planning folder helps secondary students recognize and make choices concerning their interests, skills, and goals. Students record their progress annually on a series of charts. In the eighth and ninth grades, students list their school and community activities, their interests and hobbies, jobs or careers they have researched and found…