ERIC Number: ED143772
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Feb
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Research and Development Project in Career Education. Grades 7-9. Final Report.
Jacobson, James A.
An eighteen-month project was designed to integrate career education with the regular curriculum offerings at Alameda Junior High School in Pocatello, Idaho. Objectives were (1)to increase self-awareness and career awareness of each student, (2) to develop favorable attitudes about the world of work, (3) to assist in developing and practicing appropriate career decision making skills, and (4) to provide career orientation and meaningful exploratory experiences. Procedures included defining guidance criteria in terms of student behavioral objectives, assisting students on individual and group basis by providing extensive career guidance and counseling services (counselors acting as resource persons to teaching staff), development of a career resource information bank, and curriculum development. Twelve staff members engaged in the development and use of various career education units in a major cross section of the curriculum. Over 800 students (86%) were exposed to career education, 83% of these indicating a desire to study careers beyond the project time. A formative evaluation (involving onsite visits) and a summative evaluation (with an experimental design involving 248 students) were conducted. Results showed positive attitudes toward career education but little evidence that stated goals were achieved. School district personnel decided to continue and expand the program. Recommendations focus on the instruments for evaluating student achievement. (JT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Curriculum Development, Experimental Groups, Formative Evaluation, Integrated Curriculum, Junior High Schools, Program Administration, Program Attitudes, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Summative Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Pocatello School District 25, ID.
Identifiers - Location: Idaho
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