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Download full textPriest, Laurie; Summerfield, Liane – 1983
A decline in government funding for recreational services has stimulated the growth of private and commercial recreation. In this two-page information review, areas in which job opportunities in the recreational field are to be found are discussed, and trends in commercial recreation are listed. A list of 22 resource organizations and 6…
Descriptors: Athletics, Career Choice, Cultural Activities, Employment Opportunities
Davenport, Linda Ruiz – 1994
The under-representation of females in mathematical careers persists despite the fact that in recent years, gender differences in mathematics achievement and participation in mathematics coursework at the high school level have virtually disappeared. This bulletin presents research findings and discusses gender differences in mathematics…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Kerka, Sandra – 2001
The Perkins Act and the Workforce Development Act (WIA) brought major changes to the arena of nontraditional employment and training. Perkins eliminated set-asides for displaced homemakers, single parents, and single pregnant women but mandated increased enrollment in high-wage nontraditional training. With the WIA, the Nontraditional Employment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Choice, Career Education
Feller, Rich, Ed.; Walz, Garry R., Ed. – 1996
A collection of 47 articles, this monograph addresses critical needs and promising practices in career development. The articles, written both by leaders and new comers in career development, offer extensive scholarship and new perspectives. The volume is divided into six sections: (1) Foundations Revisited; (2) Turbulence in Career Development:…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration
Kerka, Sandra – 2003
Career development theories and approaches have been criticized for lack of applicability to diverse populations. Traditional career development theories and models assume that: everyone has a free choice among careers; career development is a linear, progressive, rational process; and individualism, autonomy and centrality of work are universal…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development
Wagner, Judith O. – 1989
How to locate information that can be used in career decision making is the subject of this digest. The first section lists the career/occupational information collections generally found in public libraries, including printed resources, information about associations, information about local sources of job information, information on specific…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Exploration
