Presents a group technique for secondary and postsecondary students whereby participants are assigned careers and are encouraged to examine their cognitive and affective reactions. Students engage in self-directed career exploration, decision making, and planning. They become proactive agencts in their own career development. (Author)

An intensified Career Exploration Program was evaluated through an analysis of the cognitive and affective learning resulting from ninth- and tenth-grade students' participation in the program. Designed to supplement the existing ninth- and tenth-grade components of the Ohio Career Development Program, this three-year program offered additional…