| Abstract: |
The purpose of the project evaluated in this third-party report was for the North Central Technical Institute in Wausau, Wisconsin, to provide career education to the adult population (including youth 16 years of age and over) in school and out of school, in the area served by the North Central Vocational, Technical and Adult Education District. Particular emphasis was placed on meeting the needs of the small communities and rural areas. Career education concepts of self-awareness, career awareness, career exploration, career decisionmaking, and career preparation were incorporated into the project in that they were used as criteria in determining the needs of the individual and as guides to curriculum development. Services were provided by the project to adult populations including the unemployed, underemployed, employed, high school dropouts, women, American Indians, and rural disadvantaged. Vietnamese and Russian populations were of sufficient number to warrant the formation of adult basic education classes and classes in English as a second language. Activities during the project's 3-year duration were evaluated as successful. Recommendations were made based on the evaluation data. The report contains an introductory chapter on the broad project setting, and chapters describing and assessing its accomplishments in services to adults, coordination of efforts with other agencies, promotion, and activities with K-12 schools (which were an extension of the original project design). (TA) |