Implementing Career Education. Concept and Process.

Overview & Synopsis

Designed for use in career education workshops and other staff development activities of persons in schools and the community who are responsible for promoting, planning, implementing, and evaluating career education in a school or district, formulating school policies and procedures, and designing or revising curriculum, this guide was prepared to meet California's staff development needs regarding the techniques and strategies for implementing career education in grade levels K-12. It is intended for use as both a workshop resource and a group or individual self-study guide. The content is presented in two segments, each one consisting of behavioral objectives, content, and three group session discussion points that include time limits and discussion topics and activities: (1) Career Education Concept covers the need and rationale for career education, career development as a conceptual framework, definitions of career education, and the components, principle ideas, and goals of the career education approach to education; and (2) Career Education Process contains guidelines for planning, implementing, and evaluating career education activities, including needs assessment; preparing the implementation design; and promotion, support, staff development, instruction, and guidance activities. Arland N. Benson's nine steps for implementing career education and a list of references conclude this guide. (EM)