Mission and 2005-2010 Strategic Priorities

Our Mission

To collaboratively produce new knowledge and effective practices for strengthening learning and career development in and across education, workplace, family and community settings.

2005-2010 Strategic Priorities
Priority A: Learning, Instruction, and Careers

Focus:

To design and integrate learning, instruction, and career development practices for all learners in education, workplace and community settings.

To generate and refine professional development approaches that advance integrated academic/career/personal development and learning practices.

Priority B: Learning Supports: Technology Resources and Special Learners

Focus:

To create learning supports which maximize the development and achievement of all learners through the effective, systemic use of technology applications, accommodations, and supplemental services, including parent and family involvement.

Priority C: Leadership, Policy, and Systems Change

Focus:

To describe and document the outcomes of organizations, institutions and partnerships implementing career development and learning practices and models.

To describe and document the evaluation practices, accountability systems, and improvement strategies of emerging career development and learning initiatives.

To evaluate emerging policies at the local, state, national, and international level that influence or promote integrated career development learning.