An excellent, skill-based, full-color book that gives users a solid grasp of how to prepare for work and life through career planning, money management, and independent living techniques.
About the Author, Larry J. Bailey
Larry J. Bailey attended Ball State University and taught high school industrial arts prior to completing the Doctor of Education degree in Vocational Education at the University of Illinois. Before joining Southern Illinois University in 1969, he held faculty research appointments at the University of Illinois and at the University of Iowa. The author of seven books and more than 100 other book chapters, articles, papers, and reports, Dr. Bailey also served as a member of the National Advisory Council on Career Education and the Advisory Council on Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education, State of Illinois. Dr. Bailey retired from his professorship at SIU in 2004, but continues to work part-time on the development of instructional materials for distance learning and other special projects for the Department of Workforce Education and Development.
