Following a brief introduction by the editor, four symposium papers are presented on continuing the development of career: "Career Development in Adults. Why do People 35 and Over Change Jobs?" Nancy K. Schlossberg; "Applying Vocational Theory to Adult Problems," John L. Holland; "Career Development of Adults: Why, When, Where, How," Elinor…

Selections from papers given at a 1973 workshop held at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, are presented. Seventy-nine participants gathered to search out new insights into the changing world of girls and women. A forword by Carl McDaniels and an introduction by Thelma Lennon precede the 12 papers, which include: (1) Historical…

This book, which is intended for individuals who have been in a job for a decade and feel that their career development has stalled, explains how to break through the 10-year career barrier and get a desired job. The following topics are discussed in the book's 15 chapters: career stalls and their causes; the 10-year career barrier; the legality…

The nine narratives in this book document the experiences and insights of women academics as they relate to the personal choices, trade-offs, risks, and chances they faced at various career stages. The contributions of the early career women focus primarily on issues relating to completing their dissertations and landing their first job, and…

This collection of papers, the seventh in an annual series, presents views of members of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education on classroom research, the fostering of student inquiry, the realities and possibilities of academic life, and the training and support of academic professionals. Articles and authors…

The result of a series of studies by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) on the job market for doctorate holders in the humanities, the sciences, and engineering, this book represents 5 years of research on the subject. Chapters by Solmon, Laura Kent, Nancy L. Ochsner, and Margo-Lea Hurwicz include: "The Context of the Problem: An…

Texts from videotaped presentations which were part of the project "Interactive Television Colloquium Series on Career Education for Handicapped Adolescents" are presented in this document. (The project focused on responding to the need for preservice and inservice training for those individuals who are responsible for preparing handicapped…

Based on the following premise the authors propose a process for the construction of human personality: Each man and woman is a researcher; therefore education is a relationship between a person and the environment which allows a person to master what he or she investigates, and in the course of such investigation a person engages in the process…

The anthology on how career choices are made contains four sections. The first, "The Counselor, Counseling, and Society--How Do They All Fit Together?" contains six selections which discuss work situations and selected aspects of vocational guidance and counseling. Section 2, "Theory: Concepts and Applications," is divided into…

The foreign language/career education program at Crossland Senior High School in Camp Springs, Maryland, is described. Crossland High maintains two distinct divisions, the academic and the vocational. The new language program offers vocational students the opportunity to learn to speak and understand those foreign words and phrases most needed in…

This report examines issues concerned with the vitality and productivity of senior faculty at institutions of higher education. The first section reviews shifting faculty demographics and is followed by a case study of the career of one professor. Next, research on the productivity of senior faculty in teaching, research, and service is reviewed.…

Based on years of work with adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), this book provides an overview of ADD in the workplace and suggestions for ADD-affected persons to manage their careers. The book's 15 chapters cover the following topics: (1) ADD in the Workplace: An Overview; (2) Seeking an Adult ADD Workplace and Career Assessment; (3)…

This book is designed to assist counselors in becoming better informed about cybercounseling so that they can decide for themselves what their personal opinion is on its worth and use. It describes current practices that will give a glimpse as to the behavioral health professions in the future. The book contains the following chapters: (1)…

This handbook is a resource for counselor educators, school counselors, and other helping professionals who have not discovered an appropriate multicultural approach to career development. It is designed to enhance the school counselor's knowledge about cultural diversity and to provide appropriate career development interventions with special…

The goal of this book is to give career counselors knowledge awareness, and skills to work with diverse girls and women to make their lives as authentic, meaningful, and rewarding as they can possibly be. It is designed to help career counselors work with diverse girls and women as they pursue the ever widening choices in their lives. In addition,…