What if educational programs designed curriculum with the end in mind, teaching and assessing only the knowledge and skills necessary for success in the workplace and broader life applications? Competency-Based Education (CBE) provides an answer to questions such as this one that key stakeholders such as employers, learners, parents, and educators…

In order to create a greater abundance of effective and affordable pathways for low-income learners, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) created Minds That Move Us (MTMU). MTMU challenges the bright minds of communities around the country to design innovative education and training models that create social equity and economic mobility…

Information in this brief guide, one of a set of twelve documents describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use, is directed to the method specialist (a member of the CPSS steering committee) and provides procedures and a list of questions to aid in analyzing career development methods that may be appropriate for use in career…

The publication's purpose is to suggest procedures and activities for implementing the accommodation phase career education objectives for the Iowa demonstration project. The document is a reference for teachers at the intermediate level and is intended for use in planning classroom activities to meet career education objectives and the needs of…

The purpose of the publication is to suggest procedures and activities for implementing awareness phase career education objectives written for the Iowa demonstration project. It can be used as a reference for primary level teachers in planning classroom activities to meet career education objectives and the needs of their students and community.…

The document is the outcome of a 1973 summer workshop involving 15 Mason City (Iowa) teachers and two facilitators in the writing of behavioral objectives allowing the incorporation of career education concepts within the framework of secondary curricula. Six basic goals were decided upon for formulating behavioral objectives for grades 7-12: (1)…

Overview of five recently published evaluations of career development interventions designed specifically for women suggests that these programs need to be more systematically evaluated and reported. Given the limited extent to which existing substantive and methodological knowledge appear to be informing practice, two major strategies are…

The document explains how to integrate the project training methods into a distributive education curriculum for grades 10 or 11. The purpose of this teacher's manual is to give an overall picture of the project method in use. Ten sample projects are included which could apply to any distributive education student concentrating on the major areas…

The guide for an inservice course in career guidance is presented in 15 units designed to be used together as a complete course or selectively as learning modules for developing new skills or reviewing previously learned concepts. Topics covered include: philosphies of work and vocational guidance, vocational guidance need and status, utilization…

The publication contains a user-oriented flow chart indicating necessary steps to be taken before setting up a career center and career planning or job hunting skills classes. Course outlines are presented for a three-unit course in career decision-making and a three-unit course in job hunting skills. A weekly plan of class activities is included…

One of the products developed by the Home and Community-Based Career Education Project, the career development series booklet contains information and practical suggestions on five major areas of career development: self-assessment, exploring the world of work, finding appropriate training, overcoming obstacles to entering a career, and looking…

The handbook presents guidelines for successful jobseeking. Information is presented to aid the job applicant in developing skills that will increase the chances of finding the job of his or her choice. Topics covered include: sources of employment information; self-evaluation; resume writing; grooming; job interviews; forms; predicting job…

To assist senior high school teachers and counselors in focusing more of the formal and informal curriculum upon career development, the resource guide offers suggested learning activities and supporting resource materials within a broad framework of career development objectives. Chapter 1 is a 1-page overview. Chapter 2 contains suggestions for…

Strategies for finding a job internship, especially those particular to Kalamazoo College, are described in this handbook. After an introduction discussing the benefits of a liberal arts education, the benefits to employers and students of cooperative education and internships are discussed. Details of Kalamazoo College's internship program are…

This packet is a career development teaching guide on decision-making developed for high school teachers. A brief introduction to skillful decision-making is followed by five lessons on decision-making. Each lesson includes one or more of the following: goal, behavioral objectives, teaching activities, and teaching procedures (includes content and…