Career and Technical Education:

Increasing Options Through Life/Work Planning

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. Facilitator's Guide

   Module 1: Why Life/Work Planning?

   Module 2: Who Am I?

   Module 3: Life Decision Making

   Module 4: Exploring Expanded Life Roles

   Module 5: Identifying My Skills

   Module 6: Relating Values to Employment

   Module 7: Relating Income Needs to Employment

   Module 8: Investigating Occupations

   Module 9: Enrichment Through Leisure and Recreational Activities

   Module10: Setting Life Goals
    

2. Table Handouts
   1. Why Do We Need Life/Work Planning?
   2. My Favorite Activities
   3. My Favorite Activities — A Second Look
   4. All About Me
   5. Vital Statistics
   6. The Importance of Life Decision Making
   7. Values and Life Decision Making
   8. Differences in Decision Approaches
   9. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Case Study 1
   10. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Case Study 2
   11. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Case Study 3
   12. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions! Case Study 4
   13. Decision-Making Approaches Discussion Sheet
   14. The World of Paid Work — True or False?
   15. Why Do Women Work — Mike and Kathy
   16. Do Women Really Work for Pay Out of Economic Necessity? Small-Group Worksheet
   17. Why Are Things Changing at Home?
   18. 8: Why Are Things Changing at Home? Small-Group Worksheet
   19. Things Haven't Worked out as I Thought They Would—#1, Lisa and Jim
   20. Things Haven't Worked out as I Thought They Would—#2, Jamal and Tanya
   21. Things Haven't Worked Out as I Thought They Would—#3, Betty
   22. Things Haven't Worked Out as I Thought They Would—#4, Maria and Juan
   23. Things Haven't Worked Out as I Thought They Would—#5, Julie and David
   24. Good Work Habits
   25. I Don't Have any Skills: Carlos' Achievement
   26. I Don't Have any Skills: Karen's Achievement
   27. My Skills Checklist (Grade 9-10)
   28. My Skills Checklist (Grades 11-12)
   29. My Achievement Diary
   30. Skills I Want to Use and Develop (Grades 9-10)
   31. Skills I Want to Use and Develop (Grades 11-12)
   32. Identifying Paid Work Values
   33. Values Worksheet
   34. Putting Values into Practice: A Class Debate
   35. One Way to Estimate Income Needs
   36. How to Compute the Cost of Purchasing a House
   37. Pay Ranges for Selected Occupations
   38. 8: Top Career Choices
   39. Resources for Investigating Occupations
   40. Investigator's Journal
   41. Informational Interview: Investigator's Questions
   42. Enrichment Through Leisure and Recreational Activities
   43. Traveling the Path of Life/Work Planning
   44. Contract: What I Can Do Next
        
3. Transparencies (Module 4)

   Explanations

   World of Work

   Traditional Family Model

   One Parent Families

   Women and Economic Necessity

   Wives in Labor Force

   Women's Work Life Expectancy

   Comparable Work/Lower Wages

   Average Annual Income

   Women and Poverty

   Occupational Segregation

   Nontraditional Employment

   Advantages of Nontraditional Jobs

   Sex Role Stereotyping

   Education Level and Earnings

   Wisconsin Schooling and Income

   Sources of Information
    

4. Appendixes

   Glossary

   Additional Resources

   20 Facts on Women Workers

   Section 118.13 Wisconsin Statutes

   Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Chapter PI 9, Pupil Nondiscrimination

   1981 Project Staff

   1981 Project Advisory Committee

   1981 Project Needs Assessment Consultants

   1986 Project Staff

   1990 Editors' Revision
    

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