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| ERIC #: | ED424404 |
| Title: | Parents as Partners in Career Education. |
| Authors: | Kucker, Marsha; Smith-Rockhold, Gloria; Bemis, Dodie; Wiese, Vickie |
| Descriptors: | Career Choice; Career Development; Career Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Parent Participation; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; Parent Student Relationship; Resources |
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| Publisher: | South Dakota Curriculum Center, 435 South Chapelle, Pierre, SD 57501-3210; Tel: 605-224-6287. |
| Publication Date: | 1998-00-00 |
| Pages: | 105 |
| Pub Types: | Guides - Non-Classroom |
| Abstract: | This document is a compilation of materials on improving parent involvement in career education. Section 1 contains the following informative materials and exercises: a parent's guide to the career development alphabet, involvement continuum, self-assessment, influences on parents' career decisions, and parental influence exercises; and sample action plan for parent involvement. Section 2 provides information on the following: the changing workplace, future trends, job skill level changes, fastest growing occupations, earnings in various occupations, nontraditional careers, career decision making, and job clusters. The materials in section 3 focus on why parents should be involved: how parents make a difference, helping teens identify interests and abilities and acquire skills, parental involvement checklist, and tool for planning family involvement. Section 4 provides materials on how parents can be involved: parent roles in education, investigating careers activities, parent checklist for school-to-careers involvement, and tips for parents of elementary students and of middle and high school students. Section 5 considers barriers to parental involvement and ways to overcome them. Section 6 provides these resources: chart of cross-curricular career education standards, equity/diversity activities for educators and parents, annotated listing of 115 resources for supporting children, 17 references, descriptions of 18 websites, and list of 5 resources for parents. (YLB) |
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| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
| Institutions: | South Dakota Curriculum Center, Pierre.; Lake Area Technical Inst., Watertown, SD.; Mitchell Technical Inst., SD. |
| Sponsors: | South Dakota State Dept. of Education, Pierre. Div. of Workforce and Career Preparation. |
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| Audiences: | Practitioners |
| Languages: | English |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
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