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ERIC Number: ED154206
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Oct
Pages: 122
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Career Education NOW--Model for Career Education Curriculum K-14 for a Rural/Urban School District. Exemplary Project in Vocational Education Conducted under Part D of Public Law 90-576. Final Report.
Turpin, Jerry P.
Lists of project accomplishments and the complete third-party evaluation report constitute the major contents of this final report of a three-year project to assist Bedford County Public Schools (Virginia) in implementation of a model for K-14 career education. Major conclusions reported are these: (1) A comprehensive plan for career development in grades K-8 has been developed which provides for elementary students the opportunity to explore many new avenues in the world of work; teacher activity guides provide necessary guidance for developing lesson plans. (2) Students in the middle grades have approximately thirty different exploratory courses to select for exploring areas of career interest in grades 8 and 9; grades 7 and 8 utilize resource centers at their schools and have fifteen locally produced television programs geared to young job-seekers. (3) Existing secondary students have had the opportunity to be involved in many career development areas: career job fairs, expanded guidance service, special disadvantaged classes, and work experience. (4) A major step in implementing the total program has been the coordination efforts by the guidance departments in the schools; they have established job centers, work experience programs, and cooperated in regional career programs. The evaluation report indicates that overall results of the Self Observation Scale as a measure of self concept and of the Career Maturity Inventory show an acceptable rate of program impact. (JT)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Bedford County Public Schools, VA.
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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