Career Education Institutes. A Report on an EPDA Project Entitled: Strategies for Developing Career Education Programs.

Overview & Synopsis

Five career education institutes were conducted in West Virginia for 128 superintendents, principals, directors of vocational education, curriculum specialists, and guidance personnel representing 30 counties in the State. The general objective of the institutes was to provide meaningful information and experience upon which educators in local school systems would be able to make decisions relative to planning and implementing career education programs. This document contains the institute program, presentations and activities, list of participants, and evaluation. Papers were presented on task and process in career education, career education principles, career education--boon or boondoggle, the Lincoln County exemplary model, industrial arts role in career education, career education curriculum development, and career education practicum. Evaluation instruments and test scores are appended. (MF)