Most theories divide the child's career development into the following broad stages: Awareness and Orientation (preschool to grade 6), Exploration (grades 7 to 9), and Preparation (grades 10 to 12). Throughout these stages, parents can help by giving encouragement and support to their child's ability to choose a career. (Author/NQA)

Examined people who earn degrees in Student Personnel/College Student Development and work in settings other than a college campus. Masters and doctoral graduates (N=182) responded to a questionnaire examining demographics, work-related values, opinions about salary, and reasons for career change. Gives recommendations for encouraging continuance…

Presents several major components of family systems theory that have strong potential for influencing career choice. Suggests implications and recommendations for using family systems theory in the career counseling process. (RC)

Steps involved in goal formulation performed by employees are examined. They include an initial goal statement, comparison of goal statement, goal statement challenge, and revision. Encourages the employee to express goals in specific terms, set up target dates, and recognize the relevance to the employee's job of these goals. (CT)

A model for counseling dual career families depicts the interaction of four factors: the central life interests of the couple, their gender role orientation, the stresses experienced in balancing work and family roles, and the coping mechanisms used. Counselors can help devise strategies to achieve career advancement as well as career, family, and…

Presents the Career Path Tournament, a game for heightening participants' awareness of sociological factors influencing career advancement and of the need to anticipate and cope with these factors. Presents evidence that the game raises awareness of sociological barriers and provides participants with suggestions for coping with these barriers.…

The need for transition services for students with exceptionalities is apparent and critical for their success after high school. It is essential for school professionals, parents, and students to work collaboratively and consultively to determine each student's future goals and develop an effective plan to meet those goals successively. This book…

The term "derailment" refers to situations in which individuals fall short of their career goals or groups fail to meet their organizational objectives. This book sets forth strategies to prevent derailment, both at the individual and organizational level. Following the prologue in the form of a cautionary tale, chapter 1 provides self-assessment…

In this guide, the secret of career success is recognizing individual talents or specific knowledge and integrating the thinking and behavior of entrepreneurs into the daily routine or job. Part I, Career Planning for Tomorrow's Marketplace, sets the scene by describing the information age, technology, and the rise of global consumerism. It…

This document presents South Carolina's Comprehensive Career Guidance Program for kindergarten through grade 12. The model presented provides a framework for local districts to use in evolving a program to meet the specific career development needs of their district's students. It attempts to organize, expand, and extend competency-based career…

The social and psychological effects of rapid technological advancement in the computer industry is the subject of this paper, which focuses on the concerns of people with non-technical backgrounds. It describes the career series, High Tech for Non-Technical People, created by the Georgia State University Career Development Center. The three…

The manual on work experience programs for special education students focuses on issues of program development and enhancement of existing services. Developed by an Arizona state task force, the manual begins with a rationale to students, employers, and the community. A model conceptualizes the career development process as it relates to…

Part of a collection of papers commissioned by Foundations, a project designed to examine the career development needs of students entering the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, this paper considers the role of experiential learning. Section I reviews basic concepts, theories, and models underlying experiential learning. Experiential…

Career education, viewed as a comprehensive educational program focusing on skill development in vocational, leisure, and personal tasks, should begin with handicapped students at the elementary level. Elements of such a program include awareness of self, career, economics, decision making skills, and employability skills. Career education should…

As part of the Administrative Team Career Development Series, this booklet outlines several factors to consider in establishing compensation structures for school district administrators. Such structures must balance the needs and interests of the employee, the school system, and the public. Salary, working conditions, and fringe benefits must all…