Developing Career Education at the College Level. Information Series No. 227.

Overview & Synopsis

Designed for the practitioner, this paper presents a review of the literature on postsecondary career education. The paper begins with an overview of the history and present context for postsecondary career education, including a review of the pressing needs of postsecondary schools, a description of some of the issues and problems facing postsecondary career education, and review of management strategies for delivering career education. The next section includes a summary of the state of the art in postsecondary career education, including prior model development and the evaluation of selected career education program elements. More than fifteen topics about postsecondary career education are explored. Section 3 summarizes practical implications of the preceeding literature review, and discusses some of the persistent issues and their implications for practitioners. The final sections include a brief summary and a listing of bibliographic references and other resources. (LRA)