This third party evaluation examines the activities of the 1975-76 school year, which were part of a 3-year program in Bedford County, Virginia, to implement the Career Education NOW! Model for Career Education Curriculum, K-14, for a Rural-Urban School District. Results of the evaluation are organized around three major information areas of interest: Student self concept, student awareness of the world of work, and teacher use of career education resources and related practices. Evaluation instruments used with students were the Self Observation Scales (SOS), the Career Education Questionnaire (CEQ) (for grades 2-6), and the Career Maturity Inventory (CMI). Teachers were asked to complete the Career Education Teacher Practices Survey and the Bedford Career Education Survey. Detailed in the report are a description of the career education program, the conceptual basis for the evaluation (information-based evaluation), a discussion of information needs and test results, and conclusions and recommendations. The major conclusion reported is that results of student outcome data and the teacher survey generally support the project documentation regarding the use of career education materials and activities, and they present a picture of the successful implementation of goals and objectives of the program. (TA)