When the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards project began, there really was nowhere else to go but up. The project was up against great odds--a dearth of funding, a history of incivility amongst the disciplines within social studies, a knack for ending up in media battles over what should be taught in…

When career education arrived, this school district found it could enhance and broaden existing social studies programs. K-12 programs and resource materials developed are examples of the use of career education as a catalyst for change. (KM)

The development of career education is discussed, and five projects are reported. Specifics for the role of social studies' teachers are given: ideas and data sources for introducing and orienting students to the world of work; learning resources, general, and professional resources. (KM)

Extract from the author's Report to the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future," which will be published by the Commission late 1972. (Author)