This article features the final phase of a 6-year inquiry focused on counselor educators who assumed their first full-time faculty position in the fall 2000 academic term. Through in-depth interviews and questionnaires, the participants described their experiences addressing (a) work environment, (b) sources of satisfaction and pleasure, (c) the…

Doctoral students in counselor education programs and their major academic advisers may unfortunately encounter role confusion in their relationships, affecting both parties personally and professionally. To mitigate misunderstandings, the authors recommend the use of adviser disclosure statements. Advantages for faculty members and students are…

This article is the 3rd in a series that has been focused on the experiences of assistant professors of counselor education who were at the conclusion of their 3rd year in the profession. Thirty-six participants provided information about their experiences, sources of pleasure and displeasure, professional contributions, areas of change, and…

This article features results of a participatory study focused on strategies used by 7 entry-level assistant professors to negotiate the challenges of writing and submitting successful scholarly research during their 1st year as counselor education faculty members. (Contains 20 references and 1 table.) (Author)

Features a profile of assistant professors who accepted their first counselor education positions in 1999 as well as their comments regarding their experience as applicants. Includes recommendations derived from the data for counselor educators, professors-in-training, and search committees. (GCP)

Presents the results of an investigation of the experiences of new assistant professors of counselor education. Although most of the participants reported high degrees of stress and anxiety, positive relationships with veteran faculty members seemed to be a mediating factor that was correlated with satisfaction. (Contains 12 references and 1…