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Career Maturity: The Construct and its Measurement.

Savickas, Mark L. – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1984

Describes vocational maturity and assists counselors in identifying what the various career maturity instruments measure. Discusses task variable measures, intervening variable measures, response variable measures, and methods of choosing an instrument. (JAC)

Descriptors: Career Counseling, Coping, Individual Characteristics, Psychological Testing

Impact of a Career Intervention on At-Risk Middle School Students' Career Maturity Levels, Academic Achievement, and Self-Esteem

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Legum, Harry L.; Hoare, Carol H. – Professional School Counseling, 2004

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a 9-week career intervention program on at-risk middle school students' career maturity levels, self-esteem, and academic achievement. This study was based on a pretest and posttest design using a control group. Data were collected from 27 at-risk middle school students representing the…

Descriptors: High Risk Students, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Self Esteem