Career Education for Physically Disabled Students: A Bibliography.

Overview & Synopsis

The bibliography contains over 3,000 citations on all aspects of career education and provides a frame of reference to adapt programs for the physically disabled. Sources were derived from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system, Dissertation Abstracts International (1972-1977), Education Index (1971-1977), and various public and private sector publications. The following major areas are covered: the theory of career education, curriculum, participants in career education programs, program evaluation, a survey of research, vocational educational, occupational information, career counseling and staff roles, job placement, world of work, and the case for career education. The curriculum section is divided into the following subsections: general, elementary, junior high, senior high, college, specific academic areas, physically disabled, minorities, intellectually gifted, deaf, educable mentally retarded, other countries, business ventures, resource materials, and electronic media and computers. The section on participants includes references on teacher inservice training, parents, the community, and business. Research areas include: career maturity, attitudes, self-image and personality, interest and motivation, vocational preference and choice, job status, values, women, sex roles, testing and instrumentation, and job satisfaction. References are arranged alphabetically by author within each topic area and usually include author, title, date, and source. (SEW)