On Your Own as a Young Adult: Self-Advocacy Case Studies

by Betsy Krebs & Paul Pitcoff (2006, JIST Life, 14.95)
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On Your Own as a Young Adult is an outstanding educational program that empowers youth by offering the skills and creating the desire to find a better path through life by employing self-advocacy. Several critical components of self-advocacy include setting goals, exhibiting strengths, analyzing the setup of organizations, depersonalizing issues, finding and using allies and mentors, and understanding others’ needs. Grades 9-12. [7.5” x 9”...140 pages]

Choices for the High School Graduate: Survival Guide for the Information Age, Fourth Edition

by Bryna Fireside (2005, Ferguson Publishing, 14.95)
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Some of the options will seem logical...many will not. It covers internships, college, apprenticeships, overseas study, military service, exchange programs, volunteer service, and many others. It is full of stories of teens who took a chance, and got off the “straight from high school to college” highway. [6” x 9”...218 pages]

Best Jobs for the 21st Century: Fourth Edition

by J. Michael Farr & Laurence Shatkin (2006, JIST Works, 19.95)
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Sixty-five different lists of the best jobs that fit different life situations, interests, and career objectives. The 500 best jobs are ranekd by earnings, growth through 2012, and annual openings. The jobs cover 11 educational levels that encompass every worker and span a wide range of fields and industries. [7.5” x 9”...704 pages]

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