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Weech, Terry L.; Konieczny, Alison M. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2007
Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) have often promoted alternative careers as a marketing tool and some students enrol in LIS schools specifically to explore alternative careers. The literature on LIS career patterns continues to suggest that those non-traditional careers are desirable and viable alternatives. Yet the survey research…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Graduates, Foreign Countries, Career Development
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Carr, Rey A. – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1991
Describes search by graduate advisor at the University of Victoria in Canada to find data regarding types of jobs available to person with degree in counseling. Includes characteristics of counseling positions available in British Columbia, areas of focus most likely to be advertised, and frequency of job titles. Concludes that considerable…
Descriptors: Advertising, Career Exploration, Counseling, Counselors
Amundson, Norman E.; Cochran, Larry – Canadian Counsellor, 1984
Discusses analysis of experience as a starting point for career exploration. Shows how a structured interview approach can be applied to explore the features of an experience. The emerging patterns appear to facilitate the discovery process and serve as a foundation for career choice. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Career Exploration, Counseling Techniques
Shepard, Blythe; Shoop, Else – 2003
The task of making a career decision can seem daunting for many young people. Careers do not always follow a straightforward, logical trajectory, and chance events can define or change the course of one's career path. Youth may benefit from a learning environment designed to guide the imagining and inventing of their future. A wide range of…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Constructivism (Learning), Counseling Theories
France, M. Honore; McDowell, Christina – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1983
The Career Development Model is a comprehensive and developmental approach to career planning that allows schools the opportunity to be more accountable to their graduates. This is accomplished by providing students with the knowledge and job search skills to help them cope with changing job opportunities. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Exploration, Career Planning, Job Search Methods
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Rosenbaum, Janet N.; And Others – Guidance & Counselling, 1994
This study, part of a larger study that tested 6 counseling workshops based on a "Life Skills" developmental group model, involved a thematic analysis of taped descriptions of experiences of 27 adolescents in relation to their career aspirations and participation in an adolescent developmental peer counseling program at House of Shalom,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Community Centers
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McConnell, John – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1994
Twenty adolescents with visual impairments and their parents in British Columbia participated in a careers exploration program using "Partner's Program" booklets developed by L. Cochran and supplemented by occupational resources from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The program encouraged students to explore their career…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Huff, Elmer E.; Wright, Erica – 1974
This paper reports the findings of a survey in North York, Canada, to determine the needs and priorities of high school students regarding career information. It is hoped that the report will be useful to schools in determining the emphasis which guidance services should be giving to career education. The survey sampled 3,690 students from 46…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
Pyne, Deena; Bernes, Kerry – 2002
A Comprehensive Career Needs Survey was designed to assess the career needs of junior high- and senior high-school students in Southern Alberta. The questionnaire explored career needs from the perspective of students, teachers, parents, counselors, and administrators. An important aspect of the research was to examine how adolescents perceive the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Career Education, Career Exploration
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Jarvis, Phillip S. – Guidance & Counselling, 1995
Argues for intensive and ongoing career planning assistance for all age groups to ensure the development of people resources to meet Canada's economic needs. Points out the economic consequences of inadequate planning. (LKS)
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
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Bernes, Kerry; Magnusson, Kris – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1996
Explores the scope and nature of career development services within organizations. Information gathered from interviews indicated that descriptions and the intended outcomes for career development services were consistent, but specific services were not aligned with specific goals. Overall results suggest that career development is practiced in a…
Descriptors: Business, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
Bognar, Carl J. – 1991
This paper presents the results of an evaluation of CHOICES, a career information system developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, and implemented in Canada Employment Centers (CECs). Two instruments were designed for this evaluation: a questionnaire for clients who had just used CHOICES, and one for counselors who work with…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Information Systems
Blakley, Jim – 1991
NextStep is an IBM compatible, computer-assisted learning system to help users explore and reality test their tentative career plans and bring their career decision to a more real and community-oriented level. The NextStep system assumes that the user is literate and has at least one tentative occupational goal. The system is based on a…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Career Information Systems
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Simpson, Mary Lynne – Guidance & Counselling, 1986
Describes a child care co-op in which careers in the fields of early childhood education, child studies, teaching or pediatrics are investigated. The program also gives students the opportunity to practice parenting skills in a controlled setting. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Child Care Occupations, Child Rearing, Cooperative Education
Chiko, Carl H.; Marks, Stephen E. – Canadian Counsellor, 1979
The career exploration fair is a collaborative community project designed to promote career exploration. The fair provides students with direct exposure to a variety of occupations and brings the notion of career development into focus. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Exploration, Foreign Countries
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