A Career is:
Øan integral part of a person’s life.
Ødynamic and changes over a lifetime.
Øthe integration of work roles with those of family or community roles.
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ØA career is a lifestyle concept.
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•Thus, FACS education has become even more important in preparing students for success in a changing workplace.
Kenneth Gray and Edwin Herr, noted experts in workforce education, state that a career is:
 * an integral part of a person’s life.
 * A career is dynamic and changes over a lifetime.
 * A career is the integration of work roles with those of family or community roles.
 * A career is a lifestyle concept. [(Gray and Herr, 1998)]
*Thus, FACS education has become even more important in preparing students for success in a changing workplace.
 Let’s take a look at today’s FACS education programs *