ERIC Number: ED145195
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Jun
Pages: 39
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Preparation of Prospective Teachers for Career/Vocational Education. Final Report.
Benedict, Paul L.; Haines, David G.
During the second year of a projected three-year pilot program developed to help future teachers learn how to infuse career education into their future teaching experiences, twenty-nine students participated in a three-course, nine-semester-hour program offered by Eastern Connecticut State College, which included two supervised seven-week interships in a local business, industry, or social agency. The program was designed to meet the following objectives: to affect positive attitudes toward the dignity of work; to bring about realistic understandings about the complex nature of the world of work; to develop understandings about the contributions of schools to the well-being of people; to teach ways in which curriculum materials in career education can be used in the regular school program; and to provide opportunities for exposure to a variety of career-related experiences. Results following the project evaluation indicated that the students involved demonstrated substantial growth in their knowledge about career education, attitudes toward the world of work, and understanding of the role of schools in career education as compared to a control group of other college students and teachers in the field. Conclusions were drawn concerning the strengths and weaknesses of the program, and recommendations were made regarding modifications for the proposed third year. (Data and evaluation from the first year of the project are reported in a separate document). (BM)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Field Experience Programs, Fused Curriculum, Higher Education, Practicums, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Curriculum, Undergraduate Study, Vocational Education, Work Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC.; Connecticut Vocational Education Research and Planning Unit, Hartford.
Authoring Institution: Eastern Connecticut State Coll., Willimantic.
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