Exploratory Education: A Career Model

The Urban Career Education Center (UCEC) is an alternative experimental high school for students classified as potential dropouts. It began operating in 1972 founded on the premise that the real goal of a worthwhile education should be the preparation of students for a productive and satisfying life...

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Main Author Johnson, Olin Chester
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Subjects
Career Development
Career Education
Career Exploration
Educational Objectives
Educationally Disadvantaged
Experimental Schools
Federal Programs
Nontraditional Education
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Potential Dropouts
Program Descriptions
Public Schools
School Business Relationship
School Community Programs
Secondary Education
Student Adjustment
Student Problems
UCEC
Underachievement
Urban Career Education Center
Urban Education
Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
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Summary:The Urban Career Education Center (UCEC) is an alternative experimental high school for students classified as potential dropouts. It began operating in 1972 founded on the premise that the real goal of a worthwhile education should be the preparation of students for a productive and satisfying life in their chosen careers. The UCEC model includes close interaction with and utilization of educational, industrial, business, and other community resources to insure that students gain the proper tools for acquiring marketable career skills. The program is divided into three phases. The major thrust of Phase 1 is orienting students to UCEC, diagnosing student strengths and potential problems in academic and personal areas, and exposing students to a variety of career information. Phase 2 includes basic classroom instructional activities and career exploratory ("hands-on") field experiences. Phase 3 deals primarily with advanced or specialized experiences for students in their career interests. From an analysis of student records it was concluded that while most of these students were low achievers at their former schools, they showed a high level of academic and personal growth at UCEC. (TA)