vocational education

Profiles all vocational and technical schools and programs located in the western half of the United States, and includes information on careers, apprenticeships, resumes and cover letters, and financing.

Provides in-depth information about 150 careers that do not require a four-year college degree, including aircraft mechanic, dental assistant, jeweler, paralegal, and teacher aide; discussing the nature of each job, requirements, advancement, methods of entering, and conditions of work.

Offers guidance on the wide-ranging opportunities in alternative and vocational education.

Contains five teaching units and an annotated bibliography of over one thousand contemporary children's books educators may use to develop career awareness in third through fifth grade students.