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DOCUMENT RESUME CM 003 134 the Student with Opportunities To DOCUMENT RESUME 50 102 405 95 CM 003 134 TITLE Career Preparation. Career -Centered Curricaluifor Vocational Complexes in Mississippi. INSTITUTION Jones County School District, Laurel,Miss.; Mississippi State Dept. of Education,Jackson. KIN of Vocational and Technical Education. SPONS AGENCY Bureau of Adult, Vocational, andTechnical Eductiion (DREW /0E), Washington, D.C. NOTE 341p.; For related documents see CB 003131-1334Por the final report see BD 091 605 EDRS PRICE MP-$0.76 hC-$17.13 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPTORS Academic Enrichment; Behavioral Objectives; Care Choic41; *Career Education; College BoundStudent Course Content; *Course Descriptions; Course Objectives; *Curriculum Guides; Instructional Materials; Integrated Curriculum; Job Skills; Occupational Guidance; OccupationalInformation; Prevocational Education; Resource Materials; *Secondary Edudation; State CurriculusGuides; *U of Study (Subject Fields); VocationalEducation ABSTRACT Spanning grades 10-12, the curriculumguide focus, on the preparation phaseof career education and attempts toprovio. the student with opportunities tolearn a salable skill or preparel for farther education. The careereducation concept is fused into each academic as well as skill area.The first section presents vocational course offerings in:agricultural mechanics, autoaotive mechanics, building trades,industrial drafting, industrial wiring,: intensive business training, metal trades,and cooperative vocatiojl education. The second section displays careeroriented academic course offerings in: art,driver education, English, foreign languages, guidance, health and physicaleducation, home econosics, industrial arts, mathematics, music,science, and social studies. At explanation of the scope, sequence,procedure, and major objectives is given for each skill area andsample instructional guides accompany each skill area.The guides contain a table ofcontents, course description,objectives, information sheets, assignment sheets, and job sheets. Additionalinstructional materials are listed at the end of each exampleunit. The appendix provides anannotated multimedia resource directory of careerguidance materials. (NW) BEST COPY AVAILABLE 1ST COPY MAHAL: . CAREERCENTERED CURRICULUM FOR VOCATIONAL COMPLEXES IN MISSISSIPPI Career Preparation Exemplary Project#0. 361-0087 inVocational Education Conducted Under Part D Public Law 90476 J. Harold McMinn State Director ExemplaryPrograms Division of Vocational and TechnicalEducation P. O. Box 771 Jackson, Mississippi 39205 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION a WELFARE Reese lshee, Director NATIONAL. INSTITUTE OP i. EDUCATION Jones County Exemplary Program THIS DOCUMENT HAS SEEN REPRO DUCE() EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN 2409 Moose Drive ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW DR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE Laurel, Mississippi 39440 SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD FORVOCATIONALTECHNICAL EDUCATION G. H. Johnston, State Superintendentof Education Troy V. Majure, Director, VocationalTechnicalEducation and "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THISCOPY- RIGHTED MATERIAL HAS BEENGRANTED BY JONES COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 01/5s /WY. TO ERIC AND ORGANIZATIONSOPERATING UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE NATIONALIN A. C. Knight, County Superintendent ofEducation STITUTE OF EDUCATION FURTHERREPRO- DUCTION OUTSIDE THE ERICSYSTEM RE. QUIRES PERMISSION OFTHE COPYRIGHT OWNER' Information contained herein is theresult of a project being performed pursuant to agrant 0made available through the bureauof Adult, Vocational, andTechnical Education, Office of Education, U. S. Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare. Contractorsundertaking such projects under governmentsponsorship are encouraged to expressfreely their professional judgment in the conduct of the project.Points of view or opinions stateddo not, therefore, necessarily represeit official Office ofEducation position or policies. BEST COPYAVAILABLE Compiled by Mrs. Louie E. Kemp Instructional Materials Specialist, Home Economics Research and Curriculum Unit for VoTech. Education Mississippi State University Drawer DX Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, or national origin. It FOREWORD Education in America today appears to be headed into one of the most exciting eras in educational history. A primary reason for this is the apparent desire of educational leaders for common sense change. This educational leadership spans the entire breadth of educational levels from the local to the national. At last, those who have the power to influence change are responding to the frustrations, as well as to the dreams of education's benefactors. For too long the school curriculum has been dominated by those who have held a rather limited view as to what constitutes an educated person.. The result has been a cur- riculum embracing a long string of "minuses" for its contribution to skill training which leads directly to employment. Even the "muffled" voices of those who have applauded such education have conversely sounded a strange attitude that it is for "someone else's children." Hopefully, we have now reached a level of educational maturity which practices the concept that "there is dignity in work." When we have reached this pinnacle of educational maturity, teachers at all levels will be willing to take a new look, as they must, at their subject area fields. After having done so, they can be expected to do some "plowing-up" and "resowing" with new and exciting methods, techniques, and media. This means a change in thinking so that preparation for a career becomes accepted as one of the clear and primary objectives of our system of education. This compilation of ideas, activities, and other information has been done with the desire and hope that it can serve a useful purpo' in the hands of classroom teachers, counselors, career education leaders, and school administrators. It represents the results of a rather extensive effort to incorporate a career education concept into a massive public school system. J. H. Molinn, Coordinator Researcn, Curricula & Teacher Education Division of Vocational-Technical Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The compilation of this Curriculum Guide for Career Education was made possible by contributions from numerous individuals. Deep appreciation is offered to all contributors for their time, effort, and talents to make this publication possible. Special acknowledg- ment is extended to the following: The Mississippi State Department of Education The Board of Education of Jones County The administrative, guidance, and teaching staff of the Jones County school system The parents and students of Jones County The Division of Vocational and Technical Education of the Mississippi State Depart- ment of Education The Division of instruction of the Mississippi State Department of Education The evaluators on the state, regional, and national levels The Research Coordinating Unit and the Curriculum Coordinating Unit at Mississippi State University The Guidance Department at the University of Southern Mississippi The resource guests who visited the Jones County Exemplary Program Career Ed.tion CAREER EDUCATION PHASES AWARENESS PHASE A time element within thecareer education concept denoting grades K-8 of the traditional school organization. This denotesthe segment of education for orienting the students to their total environment. It shouldserve as a time devoted to awakening the interest areas of the student, while molding wholesomeattitudes and images toward himself and society. EXPLORATION PHASE A time element within the career education concept, spanning grades 7.8 and sometimes grade 9 of the traditional school organization.This denotes the segment of education used to explore the student's occupational interestareas, while de- veloping certain decision making skills. The exploration phasemay, for some students, be extended to grade 12. ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************** ** ** **PREPARATION PHASE A time element within the career education concept denoting ** *grades 10-12 of the traditional school organization. This indicates thesegment of education** ** ** **for developing primary competencies for both jobentry and environmental maintenance ** **which is labeled by some proponents of career education as". .skills to live by." ** ****************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** CONTINUING CAREER PREPARATION A time element in thecareer education con- cept used for upgrading and continual development of one's competencies. 8 viii Introduction The preparation phase serves as a plateau in the educational process for the student to consumate the knowledge, ideas, and interests: gained during the awareness and the exploration phases of the career education concept. This phase usually begins in grade 10 and continues through grade 12, or until the student finishes the program. There is a sincere attempt to remove artificial constraints and to provide the student with opportunities to learn a salable skill or to prepare to further his education in an institution that offers vocational, technical, and/or professional training. This program is focused on student needs and is student oriented due to the coordinated efforts of the advisory committees, craft committees,
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