Compare and contrast career education, work experience, and community-referenced instruction
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: In a work experience program, the student spends a portion of the school day in
classroom settings (which may emphasize academic and/or vocational skills), and the
remainder at an off-campus site receiving training on the job. The responsibility for the
on-the-job training may be shared between the high school special education teacher,
vocational rehabilitation counselor, or vocational education teacher.
Career education includes training in social skills development as well as general
occupational skills. Career education programs usually concentrate on developing an
awareness of various career choices, exploring occupational opportunities, and
developing appropriate attitudes, social skills and habits related to work. Where career
education is more oriented to developing an awareness of various occupations,
community-referenced instruction involves direct training and ongoing support as
necessary in a community employment site. The demands of the work setting, the
functioning level, and the interests and wishes of each individual determine the goals and
objectives of the training.
The most notable difference between community-referenced instruction and work
experience programs is that training focuses directly on the activities to be accomplished
in the community work setting rather than on the development of skills in the classroom.
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