Intended as a guide to acquaint interested persons with the facts and developmental efforts surrounding the career education concept, this publication provides: (1) a definition of career education, (2) the goals and objectives of the program, (3) concepts upon which career education is based, (4) suggested action steps for developing a career education program, (5) components of career education, which includes the school, community, and family, (6) developmental procedures governing implementation, (7) suggested learning activities for elementary, secondary, and adult levels, (8) an overview of the programmatic scheme, and (9) evaluation techniques. Several sample worksheets illustrating the flow of development are included, and additional forms and instructions for using the worksheets are appended. (SN)