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6 Real-World and Applicable Career Exploration Activities for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Students, again, take a project-based learning approach. For example, specializing in data science is a secure career move right now, whereas a career that can be quickly and more affordably replaced by tech might result in perpetual unemployment (e.g. They develop an action plan and then take action to solve the identified issue.

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Depression on College Campuses conference: Insights and actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An effective and ethical approach is to offer evidence-based programs that proactively address students’ well-being. Ideally, such programs are integrated throughout colleges and universities, including academic spheres , rather than relegated only to counseling centers or student development programs.