ERIC Number: EJ1113698
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Oct
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-8453
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Career Education at the Elementary School Level: Student and Intern Teacher Perspectives
Welde, Annelise M. J.; Bernes, Kerry B.; Gunn, Thelma M.; Ross, Stanley A.
Journal of Career Development, v43 n5 p426-446 Oct 2016
A teacher-training program was introduced in Southern Alberta, Canada, to enable intern teachers to integrate career education projects into their mainstream elementary school courses. This non-experimental, descriptive evaluation used content analysis to examine the effectiveness of 25 career education projects and their corresponding 56 types of career education interventions that were implemented by intern teachers. Twenty-five project reports and 555 student evaluation surveys were examined to determine trends in project strengths, challenges, and recommendations for career education. Students benefited from engaging in a variety of developmentally appropriate learning experiences that allowed them to engage in self-exploration and identify potential careers of interest. Implications for future research and practice are provided.
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Content Analysis, Student Surveys, Trend Analysis, Vocational Interests, Foreign Countries, Program Descriptions, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Career Counseling, Coding, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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