This report contains the findings of the Oregon Applied Academics research and development project which spanned three academic years from 2010 through 2013. The overall purpose of the project was to develop and implement a technical math course that would meet graduation requirements and improve student performance. The State of Oregon has been…

The California Community Colleges are vital to closing the projected shortfall of Californians with a postsecondary credential and sustaining the state's economic competitiveness. Increasing the number of students who pursue and earn certificates and associate degrees in career technical education (CTE) fields is an important component of the…

This document has been published by an ad-hoc committee with the purpose of guiding the development of industrial arts activities as an element of career education. The relationship of industrial arts education to career education and the scope and sequence of industrial arts activities within this relationship are discussed. The integration of…

This package of handouts and transparencies is one of a set of six packages of consultants' materials developed to serve as a guide for consulting staff presenting career education workshops in the following areas: Counselors, primary K-3, junior and senior high, intermediate, and administrators. The 17 handouts and 3 transparencies are to be…

Curricular development should be geared toward the study of industrial technology and must meet the needs of students. (MS)

The literature review focuses on the nation's current readiness to incorporate the 15 USOE occupational clusters into the nation's evolving career education. This readiness first simplifies job complexity by grouping a multitude of jobs into occupational awareness, career orientation and exploration, and career selection and preparation. But…

A discussion of methods by which industrial arts teachers can implement strategies incorporating the career education concept into industrial education emphasizes the point that the new directions suggested by the concept of career education will increase the need for industrial education, rather than replacing it. (SA)

Is career education the best way to achieve educational reform? (Editor)

The booklet describes the approach to career education for hearing impaired students developed by the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KDES) in the District of Columbia. The KDES model is described in terms of project direction and the seven model components: planning, staff development, program development, curriculum development,…

Current Office of Education career education program initiatives and ideas in the planning stages are directed to strengthening of leadership, vocational education research grants and exemplary projects, curriculum development and dissemination, and Federal support. Research grant emphasis has been on 12-18 month full-scale career education…

Five career education institutes were conducted in West Virginia for 128 superintendents, principals, directors of vocational education, curriculum specialists, and guidance personnel representing 30 counties in the State. The general objective of the institutes was to provide meaningful information and experience upon which educators in local…

Administrators and teachers who are formulating a career education program for their school or school district are confronted with a wide range of decisions to be made. By viewing career education as a "curriculum organizer," the authors present the range of questions that must be discussed before decisions and directions are determined. Fourteen…

This handbook provides a guide for elementary school teachers in developing a curriculum around five general concepts: there is dignity in all work; the life of a culture depends on its workers who produce goods and services; there are many different kinds of work; mankind uses tools for work; and work has rewards. Each section covers a different…

Four papers presented by American Institutes for Research personnel review Project TALENT developments. The impending Five Year Career Data Book is introduced in David Tiedeman's paper, "A Career Data Book for the First Five Years After High School." For each of twelve career groups a descriptive statement provides information on…