Career Education in Teacher Education in Ohio.

Overview & Synopsis

The Ohio guide for career education in teacher education consists of four parts: (1) introduction, (2) framework for career education program development in Ohio, (3) career education K-12 and career education in teacher education, and (4) disseminating system for career education in teacher education. Part 1 provides definitional background and national concerns in career education. Part 2 covers the rationale for career education (interaction, self-in-situation framework, stages and human development) and individual-program interaction. Part 3 outlines the career development continuum of career motivation (K-6), career orientation (7-8), career exploration (9-10), and career preparation and training/retraining/upgrading (11-14). It also describes the preservice and inservice teacher education phases: self-development/career development-decision making, exploration in education, skill development as a career educator, skill development through student teaching, inservice education programs, and graduate education programs. Part 4 describes the system for disseminating career education materials among Ohio teacher education institutions. The four approaches are individually developed and local, statewide, and national/commercial programs. A consensus report of the Ohio Career Education and Teacher Education Conference and excerpted Ohio teacher preparation standards are appended. (EA)