The guidebook describes procedures for developing a secondary school mentorship program for career education of gifted students. Sample forms and records from a prototype designed by a graduate gifted education class are presented. An initial section presents answers to eight questions about the program that touch upon such aspects as program…

The career planning program for the secondary grades outlines basic concepts, general and specific objectives, and methods of implementing and evaluating career programs. A six-item pretest, three-item posttest, four-item teacher evaluation form, and an occupational clusters wheel complete the document. (MW)

Describing the Work Experience and Career Exploration Project, this article presents a sequential process for establishing WECEP in a school district. (JC)

Career education at the elementary level in Oregon focuses on career awareness and career exploration. At the secondary level a higher degree of experiences is developed in career exploration, which is concerned with self-understanding, occupational exploration, and career information. Career exploration provides experiences in career decision…

The third component of a series on career education examines the issues that affect secondary programs for exceptional students and offers recommendations to assist professionals in program planning. An initial section considers the advantages and disadvantages of special education work experience, vocational education, cooperative education,…

Steps in developing career education programs for learning disabled adolescents are described, and components of a successful career education program are outlined. (SW)

A description of materials developed for a high school program in manufacturing occupations. (HB)

Based on data from four successful high school Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) programs, the document considers the problems that staff might encounter in incorporating handicapped students in EBCE, presents alternative strategies for solving these problems, and provides the basis for implementing EBCE programs that would serve…

A joint project of several Oregon educational facilities to develop outlines for five alternative exploratory industrial career development programs grades 7 through 10, is described, according to the objectives of each of its three years. (AG)

Initiated by the Owatonna high school agriculture department, a three-year Federally funded program has resulted in a city-wide career education program. (MW)

The Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM) is a systematic effort to design and implement a new educational strategy that will ensure that students will be prepared either for immediate employment or continuing education upon leaving school. The CCEM seeks to restructure curriculum at all grade levels in terms of knowledge of career and human…

The career development component is one of three instructional components of the Research for Better Schools' career education program and is composed of seven items. The general information handbook provides an overview of the organization and implementation of the career development component, with particular attention to issues that confront…

Career development education has many possible definitions, but they all consider content, career development tasks, and results. Career development education has advantages for many different groups. It provides the student with motivation and a means to self-actualization. Teachers gain a reason for teaching essential basic educational skills…

The report offers policy program and program recommendations for six barriers to education and career preparation of disabled youth: (1) student categorization; (2) lack of access and availability of job training programs; (3) insufficient employment opportunities; (4) lack of self advocacy skills; (5) need to improve and disseminate secondary…