Exemplary Career Guidance Programs: What Should They Look Like?

MDS-855

Carolyn Maddy-Bernstein
Esmeralda S. Cunanan
University of Illinois

National Center for Research in Vocational Education
University of California at Berkeley
2030 Addison Street, Suite 500
Berkeley, CA 94704-1058

Supported by
The Office of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of Education

August, 1995

FUNDING INFORMATION

Project Title:	National Center for Research in Vocational Education
Grant Number:	V051A30003-95A/V051A30004-95A
Act under which Funds Administered:	Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act P.L. 98-524
Source of Grant:	Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC 20202
Grantee:	The Regents of the University of California c/o National Center for Research in Vocational Education 2030 Addison Street, Suite 500 Berkeley, CA 94704
Director:	David Stern
Percent of Total Grant Financed by Federal Money:	100%
Dollar Amount of Federal Funds for Grant:	$6,000,000
Disclaimer:	This publication was prepared pursuant to a grant with the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. Grantees undertaking such projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judgement in professional and technical matters. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official U.S. Department of Education position or policy.
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Introduction

A goal of the Office of Student Services (OSS) (formerly the Office of Special Populations) is to promote exemplary program activity and the adoption of model practices. In 1994, OSS developed a framework for identifying exemplary career guidance and counseling programs. The framework was field tested in three high schools known to have exceptional career programs. This document synthesizes information gathered during the pilot tests and presents material relevant to developing and implementing a comprehensive career development program.

Counselors, vocational educators, administrators, and other counseling professionals can gain valuable information from this monograph for improving their career guidance and counseling programs. It is organized into the following chapters:

Chapter 1

a clarification of the school counselor's role in career guidance and counseling

Chapter 2

a description of the framework for identifying exemplary career guidance and counseling programs

Chapter 3

information about three schools striving to build comprehensive, integrated career guidance and counseling programs

Chapter 4

a description of the National Career Development Guidelines (NOICC, 1989)

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