ERIC Number: ED147513
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977
Pages: 405
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Flight Plan: Toward a Career Choice. School and Community as Co-Pilots of Career Education.
Drews, Pearl A.
Based on collaboration efforts in Akron, Ohio, this manual is designed to help interested communities implement or expand collaboration of career education among the formal education system, the home-family structure, business, labor, industry, government, the professions, service organizations, and others. Topics discussed include the following: background information about career education, including history and collaboration in career education; the career education concept in Akron; collaboration in Akron; inservice programs, including university involvement, workshops, seminars, and program development; collaboration in national programs (Exploring--Boy Scouts of America, Project Business, Vocational Exploration Program, and Youth Motivational Task Force); collaboration in local programs of national organizations; collaboration in Akron programs for elementary and secondary schools; collaboration with parents; collaboration to make speakers and field trips contribute to effective career development; preparation and placement; and evaluation in career education. A bibliography and listings of contributors and collaborating agencies are appended. (TA)
Descriptors: Agencies, Business, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs, Coordinators, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Fused Curriculum, Guides, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Job Placement, National Programs, Professional Associations, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Program Guides, Resource Materials, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, Staff Role, Universities
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Sponsor: Office of Career Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Akron Regional Development Board, OH.; Akron Public Schools, OH.
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
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