The five-part document consists of a developmental model aimed at providing guidance personnel and others with activities to: integrate career related activities into the secondary school curriculum, provide a greater degree of accountability by guidance personnel for students' career needs, enhance school curriculum and develop student…

The guide, part of a career education project for elementary and secondary education, is designed for use by counselors with high school students. The introductory remarks discuss the background of the program which was proposed to develop a general course of study for students in career education. Developed for use in grades 10-12, the model…

Creating a Career is an instructional program in vocational guidance, developed for use in adult basic education and retraining programs. As a curriculum-based program, it was designed to provide activities for young adults in the areas of self-assessment, learning about the world of work, making personal career plans, and developing job search…

Creating a Career is an instructional program in vocational guidance, developed for use in adult basic education and retraining programs. As a curriculum-based program, it was designed to provide activities for young adults in the areas of self-assessment, learning about the world of work, making personal career plans, and developing job search…

This third volume of the Educational Master Plan for Fresno, California, developed by PROJECT DESIGN and funded under ESEA Title III, summarizes present and future educational needs of the community and recommends a number of specific, time-related activities to meet these needs. In the first section, educational needs are identified and…

A project was conducted to determine the relationship between changes in attitudes toward work of seventh grade pupils and specified instructional practices of their social studies or language arts teachers. The study encompassed: (1) developing and administering instruments to students and instructors to asess attitudes toward work, (2)…

The Office of Education, through the Bureau of Research and the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education, has spent approximately $67 million on research and research related activities, planning projects, and operational programs on the application of computer technology and its use in education. Appendix A lists projects funded through the…

Job and educational opportunities are increasing dramatically. School guidance counselors can no longer cope adequately with the available information, nor can they help all students to see the complex range of alternative life styles. Computers are now programed to give students information. They can also provide for students' decision-making…

This sample national survey compares results for students in the eleventh grade in 1970 to the Project TALENT national survey of high school students conducted in 1960. Several important conclusions resulted from this survey: 1) there has been little improvement in reading skills in the first eleven years of schooling; 2) guidance programs appear…

This evaluation report of New York State Urban Education Quality Incentive Programs covers the second year in which the programs have functioned on a city-wide basis, 1971-72. Project summaries for 137 different programs in 31 districts in the city are listed and information is provided relating to objectives, project descriptions, budgetary…

The Harvard Studies in Career Development (1949-1971) are reviewed in this volume to provide students and professionals with a comprehensive survey and analysis of these studies and to provide a primary source document for theory and research in the field of career development. The volume is organized in four major sections, preceded by an…

The goal of the placement component of the 3-year Lincoln Career Education Project, Nebraska, was to establish placement services for youth of participating project schools. "Placement" referred not only to helping exiting senior high youth find employment, but also to developing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes which lead to…

Excerpts and summaries of project reports presented at a 1-day seminar for educational researchers and vocational educators are included in this booklet. Project reports covered are (1) The Hardin County Research Project for Expanding the Present Vocational Experience Curriculum, which describes the occupational work orientation and exploration…

Describes nine Canadian programs for counseling groups of students. Topics include introducing computer-assisted guidance, future challenges for counselors, sociometry, sexuality, parent counseling, reluctant students, shyness, peer groups, education for living, and guidance advisory committees. (JAC)

The government is introducing a new, integrated support service, the Connexions Service, to provide information, advice, guidance, referral, and support for all young people aged 13-19 in England. Building on the Careers Service, its introduction should have significant implications for careers education and guidance (CEG) in schools. Currently,…