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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of career exploration program on career decision of middle school students with developmental disabilities. The subjects of this study were five middle school students with developmental disabilities and they participated in 18 career exploration program sessions. In order to see the effect of the program, the Career Decision Scale for Youth with Developmental Disabilities was administered at the end of each session. The results of this study indicated that career decision of students with developmental disabilities was improved after they had participated in the career exploration program. Their career awareness was also improved in the following areas : understanding of oneself, recognizing world of work, exploring one's future. Based on the above results, there are some suggestions for future studies. First, the subjects need to be extended to more diverse age groups for generalizing this study results. Second, it is required to develop career exploration programs which are appropriate to special education classes. Third, community-based career programs are needed to improve realistic careers decision of students with developmental disabilities.