THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP DESCRIBED HERE WAS TO HELP COUNSELORS INCREASE THE VOCATIONAL MANEUVERABILITY OF STUDENTS. PARTICIPANTS IN THE WORKSHOP INCLUDED--(1) ONE COUNSELOR FROM EACH OF THE 13 PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA, (2) ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND (3) A SCHOOL EDUCATION…

A selection of readings in the areas of career guidance and career development featuring programs at K-12, junior college, college level and for special populations plus annotated bibliography of articles and documents. All selections are from ERIC/CAPS RIE input and local file. (SK)

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to overview the Backpack-to-Briefcase project which established a set of prototype career development learning strategies for Australian university career services, with the aim of contributing to their services for supporting students and graduates to make a smoother transition into graduate employment and…

Stufflebeam's model was used to evaluate guidance programs in Spanish prisons. Job search methods, information sources, and application processes were taught to 145 prisoners, with 51 controls. The program was satisfactory in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, efficacy, and impact. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

The proposed system involves a creative set of career modules, which will provide counselors with a viable model that can be useful in organizing a more effective and more comprehensive career development program. (Author)

The American Vocational Association and the National Vocational Guidance Association established a joint commission in 1971 to prepare a position paper on the basic elements of career development and to examine its potential for all education from kindergarten to adulthood. The paper is a partial response to this need in that it describes the…

This annotated bibliography includes research and innovative programs on vocational orientation. The emphasis is upon increasing student awareness of career possibilities at all grade levels through effective exploratory programs. Suggestions for program development are included. (NS)

The Kimberly Guidance Program is an example of the type of program that can be implemented in a small rural school district. Teachers aid the counselor by introducing career development units in their classrooms. The main goal of the program is to develop a model of a guidance program to serve students in grades K-12 that is developmental in…

Describes school employment" agency to secure school jobs for interested students. They filled out applications, had interviews and secured recommendations. Program attempted to relieve hall congestion and improve tone of school. (Author/CJ)

Career guidance by objectives and results, capitalizing on the organizational and implementation processes of management by objectives and results, requires a broadened, developmental concept of career guidance and the use of student needs assessment and program evaluation techniques for the selection of objectives and content. (EA)

The five projects presented in this report illustrate different approaches to vocational guidance. An occupational survey of St. Lawrence County was undertaken to determine the curriculum needs of the vocational centers. Secondary objectives were to determine employment needs and opportunities and to provide improved occupational information,…

Resulting in part from a project designed to identify and describe comprehensive programs of excellence in career education, this booklet is the sixth in a series describing current, successful career education practices. Intended for counselors, this monograph has been prepared to show the relationship between career education, career…

The evolution of a third-generation computerized career guidance system is described and the advantages of a systematic model for the delivery of career guidance materials are presented. (Author)