This study investigates the extent of career stability and the patterns of career change which have occurred in the lives of Project TALENT twelfth grade students in the 11 years elapsing since they were tested. (Author)

A series of presentations from the APGA convention, Chicago 1972, these articles address themselves to framework, findings and implications of an examination of Project TALENT. (CJ)

In presenting the state of the art of the computer in guidance programs, it is maintained that there are many potential uses for computers in career decision making. Four types of computer-involved guidance systems were in use in 1970: indirect inquiry systems, direct inquiry systems without system monitoring, direct inquiry with system…

The authors discuss the term "career" and what that term means to them. The three principal lines of thought in career theory in the United States are examined. They also focus on the decision process in career, the union in process of career and self, and the trend of life in career. (CT)

An Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) is described and discussed. The system is intended to accommodate, in potential, the vocational needs of users extending from kindergarten to retirement. With ISVD, occupational facts/data can be converted into vocational information by means of personal inquiry which is at least initially…

The question "Can a machine counsel" asks not if a machine can imitate the behavior of counselors, but rather if an identity of goals can be achieved between machine and counselor. If the goal of counseling is the discovering and internalizing of problem-solving processes, is it possible to create ".....a machine environment such than an…

Through a description of an imitation career, the author introduces the complexities involved in programming a man-machine system which facilitates individualized career development. The interaction of man and machine is programmed, in the imitation career, because the individual descriptions of events in career chronologies, vitae and…

Discusses the evolution and the tenets of the LIFECAREER philosophy developed jointly by the authors and based on Young's theory of "general universe process." Considers the ways in which vocational choices are made and the life-long nature of career development. Evaluates career development theories. (JHZ)

The decision making process requires more than merely gathering and having access to data. It also involves gathering the "correct" data and "interacting" with that data to realize a desired outcome. To provide students with this type of data about education and work opportunities in such a way that they can relate it to their own goals was the…

A major thesis is propounded: The acquisition of the vocational role in life can be considerably improved by further incorporating vocational education and development into liberal education. The work of Ashcraft on career development and curriculum and that of Crites on vocational maturation are cited and provide the backdrop against which the…

The state of the art review depicts comprehension of choice and decision making as knowable and demonstrates that something is already known about both processes and how to facilitate their comprehension. The assumption is made that deciding to choose, choosing to decide, deciding in order to choose, and choosing in order to decide must be…

The integration of religious and educational perspectives on "career" in a life work/career planning process would enable persons to exercise their talents, skills, and spirit through meaningful jobs. If career is understood to mean a course of continuing progress, then vocation becomes those meanings which a person makes or discovers throughout a…

The information system of the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) program and that of information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD) are compared. The ERIC system, with its focus on data reduction and interactive retrieval, is seen as lacking certain crucial components which would make of it an information generating system, one…

The focus in this working paper is on the process of mediation through which occupational facts/data become part of a personal educational process. Numerous points are covered: (1) the relationship between media and mediation; (2) vocational development as a goal of occupational information mediation; (3) personal responsibility for goal…

The author asserts that financial support of guidance activities, the job of the counselor, and counselors themselves will all have to change if computerized guidance support systems are to come into widespread use. The potential costs, benefits, and operating economics are discussed. Needed educational reorganization is dealt with on several…