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The Career Institute: A Collaborative Career Development Program For Traditionally Underserved Secondary (6-12) School Students, Lourdes M. Rivera, Mary Beth Schaefer

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

Career development is integral to students’ academic and social-personal development and addressing students’ needs in this area is recognized as an important responsibility of the professional school counselor. However, efforts to address students’ career development tend to be lacking or services are provided in a disconnected manner. Helping students adequately prepare for the demands of the 21st century requires that they be actively engaged in planning for the future. Facilitating their career development during the school years is an important part of this preparation. This article provides a brief overview of the literature on career development in schools and presents …