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Rabie, Stephan; Visser, Michelle; Naidoo, Anthony; van den Berg, Francois; Morgan, Brandon – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021
In South African high schools, many learners have limited support in making career related decisions to prepare them for the world of work after school. An important early transition for career-related decision-making is at the end of Grade 9 when learners are expected to decide which subjects they will select for the last phase of high school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Disadvantaged Schools, Career Choice
Parker, Caroline E.; Schillaci, Rebecca – Education Development Center, Inc., 2018
This report is an evaluation of the i3 development grant Think College Transition (TCT), an inclusive dual enrollment transition model to improve achievement and post-school outcomes for students with intellectual disabilities or autism (ID/A). The model offers an innovative approach to transition services for students with intellectual…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Lau, Poh Li; Chung, Y. Barry; Wang, Lei – Journal of Career Development, 2021
This study investigated the effects of a career exploration intervention (CEI) on career maturity and self-concept among Malaysian high school students, using a true experimental design (pretest--posttest with a control group). One hundred thirty-nine high school students in Malaysia were recruited and randomly assigned to receive either a CEI or…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Career Choice, Intervention
Leach, James A. – 1978
The Occupational Survival Skills (OSS) Modules were designed to offer high school students an opportunity to develop skills applicable to a wide range of jobs in the work world and to develop positive attitudes, perceptions, and motivations toward work. The primary purpose of this study was to describe and interpret the influence of the OSS…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Career Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Mattison, William H. – 1979
Three-year project description and third-party evaluation are included for a northern Mississippi Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) project program which sought to improve existing work experience programs through learning site anlaysis, individualized student learning packages with behaviorally stated objectives, and employer recruitment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Exploration, College School Cooperation, Employment Potential
Monkowski, Paul G. – 1979
An evaluation of the final year of the Lincoln, Nebraska, public schools experience-based career education (EBCE) program focused on three major components: student outcomes, parent evaluation, and community sites. The Career Maturity Inventory (CMI), the Intellectual Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire (IAR), and a locally developed survey…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Planning, Community Attitudes
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Wiggins, James D. – Career Development Quarterly, 1987
Replicated findings of Wiggins and Moody (1981). Evaluated four types of high school career exploration programs: cluster (N=53), Career Maturity Inventory (N=52), Career Survey (N=57), and Self-Directed Search/Vocational Preference Inventory (N=55). Results favored latter three programs which allowed students to pursue their own interests instead…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Counseling Techniques, High School Students