ERIC Number: ED147529
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Dec-31
Pages: 233
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An Exemplary Career Education Effort in School District Two of Richland County. Final Report. July 1, 1973 - June 30, 1976.
Richland County School District 2, Columbia, SC.
The first three years of operation of the Richland County School District Two (South Carolina) exemplary effort in career education are summarized. Categories of activities stressed to implement a K-14 career education program were a planning process, teacher and student participation, community involvement, student placement and follow-up, and continuation of the program beyond federal funding. The third-party evaluation centered on six areas: career awareness and preparation, self-awareness and understanding, economic awareness and understanding, attitudes and appreciations, educational awareness, and decision making. Findings of the final annual evaluation included the following: (1) Students differentiated careers according to socioeconomic factors with a tendency for careers that required postsecondary training; (2) students on free lunch and students from rural areas were identified as having lower self-concepts (in grades 4-6), lower aspiration levels (in grades 6-12), and tended to select away from careers requiring extensive postsecondary education; (3) students developed a good grasp of economic concepts affecting career choice, and of the education-career relationship; and (4) principals and teachers continued to demonstrate strong support for the concept and practice of career education in their schools. (Appendixes include project materials and data analysis.) (TA)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Demonstration Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Fused Curriculum, Individual Development, Job Placement, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Program Evaluation, Program Validation, Self Concept, Skill Development, Student Evaluation, Student Improvement, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Vocational Followup, Work Experience
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Richland County School District 2, Columbia, SC.
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