This book is a guide to the strategies, opportunities, and practicalities of developing an academic career within the British higher education system. Following an introductory chapter, the first three chapters discuss the nature and development of academic careers, while the remaining five chapters examine different academic roles or tasks. The…

This resource booklet, one of the three components that make up the Building Better Career Futures (BBCF) program, provides information on theories and approaches of BBCF; articles on themes of the program; and group activities addressing the specific career development outcomes of BBCF. This booklet is organized into four parts. The first part,…

Offers some criteria that counselors can use as self-examination guidelines to determine if they are inadvertently engaging in activities that are detrimental to non-White students. Presents suggestions for evaluating testing materials, course selection trends, and vocational materials, as well as practical applications beyond the usual counseling…

Self-assessment instruments are basic tools career counselors use to assist persons at all stages of career decision-making. The nature and appropriate use of 18 instruments are reviewed, with a special focus on ways they can be used by experiential educators. (MSE)

Inservice training is essential for science teachers to keep abreast of changes in their field in subject matter, curriculum development, and instructional techniques. Training methods could include computer assisted instruction, microteaching films, university course work, on-site instruction, home study, and instruction from special interest…

This article describes and presents evaluation results of a faculty promotion program initiated at the Medical College of Georgia. The program assists faculty in career development by facilitating faculty research and publication and in helping to secure extramural funding for its participants. (GLR)

Although mentors are widely recommended as important career boosters who can aid people in their careers, there is growing concern about potential problems of mentoring relationships. Those aspiring to administrative positions in higher education need to understand both the advantages and the risks and must remember their responsibilities and…

In the role of career counselor, the academic advisor helps advisees define the process necessary to obtain employment and life fulfillment. Helping advisees select the courses necessary to realize their career goals is only part of that guidance. A model for career advising based on a developmental theory of career counseling is proposed.…

This instructor's guide is one component of an instructional package designed to develop an employability assessment and planning program for use with individuals with disabilities. The instructor's guide outlines the content of the program designed to train preservice or inservice rehabilitation specialists or educators in program development.…

This book contains analysis of and advice about work on committees in institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 is an orienting chapter, revealing what kind of creature a committee is; what it does in, for, and against the organizations in which it is embedded; and what the major kinds of committees are. Subsequent chapters deal with: (1) the…

Students, especially those who are not going on to higher education after high school graduation, have little information about where to turn for help the day after high school graduation. These young people need support and encouragement in making plans for their future. Students, their parents, and school staffs all share responsibility for the…

This handbook was created by 138 Colorado educators statewide to provide their colleagues with exciting ideas for infusing life skills into the school curriculum. This handbook offers a wide variety of practical learning experiences for elementary through high school level students in three broad categories: career development; independent living;…

A needs assessment looked at two aspects of career development facilitators--their perceptions of needed inservice training topics and their views of the importance of facilitator skills or knowledge in effectively performing their jobs. A survey was mailed to career development practitioners in the following areas: adult education, business and…

Becoming a culturally skilled career counselor is an important step in working effectively with ethnic minorities. Much of the professional literature has indicated that a traditional counseling model, one that has been derived from a traditional white middle class model, may not be effective in working with culturally diverse clients. The model…

This self-study manual was designed to help people who work in rehabilitation, education, and other helping professions to use the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) to assist persons with disabilities in preparing for and locating appropriate employment. The manual has four main sections: (1) a preface and introduction that explain how it…