The College Guide to Colorado's Public Higher Education Institutions presents a snapshot of important information to guide students in choosing a college or university that is right for them. It helps students compare significant information on all the schools and the communities in which they are located. This guide is a tool available to…

This publication offers a brief description of Spain's vocational training system and its radical overhaul since the early 1990s in an effort to adjust to the new economic and social context in Europe. Particular attention is paid to these three subsystems: (1) regulated vocational training that reflects the impact of reforms introduced by the…

This volume's topics include librarian role and ethical issues in Internet searching, strategies for locating career resources on the Internet and World Wide Web, career information for "Generation X" and for alumni, collaboration between libraries and university career services, career information gophers, and electronic privacy and…

This unannotated bibliography is intended to assist practitioners, researchers, policy makers, and system developers in identifying and locating sources of information on the design and use of computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) systems appropriate for persons with disabilities. The aim of this effort is to improve the availability and…

This counselor's resource guide is intended to provide a vast listing of career guidance-related resources that are commonly requested by counselors. The listing for each resource includes complete publication data, a source address, price information, and a resource description that has been taken directly from catalogs or other promotional…

Johnson County Community College (JCCC), in Kansas, offers formal career programs for 12 of the 20 fastest growing occupations requiring postsecondary training, and for 13 of the 30 occupations projected to be the fastest growing between 1990 and 2005. Following an introduction to general trends and data sources, this guide presents profiles of…

Work-Based Learning (WBL) is an effective approach in delivering career and technical education and training to youth with disabilities. This handbook provides guidance to schools operating WBL programs and encourages the adoption of WBL programs by schools not presently using this approach. By following the information and examples in this…

This paper contains a transcript of the testimony of Robert C. Gross, representing state employment services program and unemployment compensation agencies, before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources and Education and the Workforce. According to the testimony, the publicly funded work force system has…

This practicum was designed to help college-bound sophomores make connections between English class and the world of work so that they could make informed decisions about college and career choices. The target population was 90 honors-level 10th grade English students on an interdisciplinary team. The setting was a predominately middle class,…

Information on 417 occupations is provided in this book. Introductory materials describe Florida Vital Information for Education and Work (VIEW), a complete system of career, education, and financial aid information; printed information and additional support materials; and use of this book. Four indexes appear first. The interest/occupational…

This handbook explains how to develop, equip, and staff a Career Resource Center. Following the introductory material, 10 sections contain lists of information sources and materials under the following headings: (1) reference materials; (2) employability skills resources; (3) employability skills curriculum; (4) films and videos; (5) computer…

This book examines career development (CD) support in organizations and presents guidelines for provision of CD activities by employers. The following topics are discussed: career management (the changing work environment, the employer's role, shared responsibility, CD principles, CD theory, and understanding CD support); career support systems…

This volume of an annual journal contains 21 articles focusing on the many services that state Employment Security (ES) agencies are providing to improve outreach to employers who pay for the programs through the dedicated revenues of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and state benefit taxes and to improve their own staff ability to deliver…

Oakland University's Adult Career Counseling Center (ACCC) has provided computer-assisted career guidance and career counseling services to more than 8,500 adults since it was opened in fall 1982. During its 1993-94 operating year, the ACCC provided services to 423 females and 133 males, 87.8% of whom were white, 75.6% of whom were between the…

An ongoing online survey is being conducted about how the Internet has changed career guidance for European career advisors and its impact in the following areas: (1) overall professional practice; (2) service to clients; (3) clients' development process and job searches; and (4) the services of individual organizations, including the delivery of…