Implementing Career Education in a Local Education Agency: A Source Book.

Overview & Synopsis

The source book was compiled to contain the materials supplemental to a planning guide designed to assist educational leaders at the district level with planning and implementing a program of career education. Illustrations and forms too voluminous to be contained in the guide are organized by steps recommended for planning: (1) conduct needs assessment, (2) define and analyze need for career education, (3) consider alternatives and design career education program, (4) implement career education program, and (5) evaluate and revise as necessary. Among the materials which form the documents are descriptions of model programs, checklists, samples of correspondence, organizational charts, sample objectives, examples of curricular materials, and bibliographies. A job-placement manual, sample student work-experience record forms, information pertaining to child labor laws, and a plan activity diagram illustrate the implementation of a program of career placement. (AJ)