The article is designed to increase the awareness of career education professionals on issues concerning the involvement of handicapped minority group members in career development activities. (Author/PHR)

Although racial identity theory has the potential to explain some aspects of career development, its value would be increased by conceptualizing race as a dependent variable in research and theory. Examples involving career salience, satisfaction, and satisfactoriness demonstrate the limitations of racial comparison studies. (SK)

The concept of nigrescence--formation of African-American racial identity--is useful for understanding African Americans' career development attitudes and behavior. Examination of research issues related to the influence of racial identity on values, opportunities, stereotypes, career decisions, and workforce diversity demonstrate that…

Considers Blackness from an ontological perspective and defines the social context in career development terms. A discussion of the functioning of Blacks within the opportunity structure provides the milieu of Black career development. (Author)

Addresses absence of a comprehensive model of the career development of racial and ethnic minority women. Selectively reviews the literature on African American women's career development to clarify how social cognitive mechanisms may be operating. Focuses on the central elements of social cognitive theory, namely, self-efficacy and outcome…

Deals with the midlife career problems of Blacks. Suggests using the career development process of awareness, exploration, preparation and placement to develop career alternatives. Concludes that because of expanding educational opportunities and legislation against discrimination, Blacks have better opportunities for fulfilling career aspirations…

Interventions designed to facilitate acceptance of ethnicity as part of total identity are necessary for adequate career counseling of Black youth. Counselors must help counselees to make good decisions and promote their personal growth by closing the gaps between perceived and real opportunity structures. (Author)

Provides an overview of literature related to sex role socialization, a presentation of the cognitive behavioral social theory espoused by Bandura, and an intervention to enhance the self-efficacy of African-American female athletes. Presents psychosocial and career development model for African-American female college athletes and provides…

Rapid societal changes in traditional male-female relationships partially explain current black male-female communication conflict; but first-generation black professional women face unique problems in maintaining effective communication in two subcultures. Data from a doctoral dissertation on black professional women's perceptions of their…

Presents five articles dealing with Black males. Topics include an analysis of vocational theory and vocational behavior in Black males, career development implications for school guidance services, the impact of race on teacher recommendations for special education placement, depressive symptomatology, and hope as a factor in actualizing the…

Reviews recent research on the long-term effects of school desegregation on Black assimilation. Reports that Black graduates of desegregated schools are more likely to obtain rewarding jobs and to freely choose desegregated colleges, neighborhoods, places of work, and schools for their children. (KH)

Presents an analysis of research findings on the long-term benefits of desegregated schooling on the educational and career advancement and adult social roles of African Americans. Evidence points to the continuing importance of desegregation as a crucial link for African Americans and others to the processes that lead to greater participation in…

Research conducted on career counseling with African Americans has centered on a few main themes. One theme is that career development models and inventories are based upon the White middle-class American male. Therefore, these models may not be relevant for minority individuals. Second, differences between African American culture and majority…

Reviews the literature on the career development of young Black females, and concludes that their unique dilemmas are often ignored, forgotten, or subsumed under the headings of minorities or females in general. (Author/ST)

The National Institute of Education supported a program of basic research studies dealing with career decision-making processes among high school and college students and the career experiences of youthful workers from 1976 through 1979. The 11 studies funded under this grants competition are diverse. Some examine the experiences of secondary…