Suggests that an important aspect of the career decision-making process is the awareness that uncertainty is normal, natural, and most likely unavoidable. Also suggests that it is as useful, and even vocationally mature, to be both certain and uncertain about making a career decision. (Author/LKS)

The goal of this paper is to invite career service professional to incorporate a Multiple Intelligences framework in their practice to better assist their clients. The authors suggest that this framework is worthwhile to apply for the following reasons: MI can be used as a diagnostic and assessment tool to assist counselors in their case…

If the three ingredients of career decision making are self-knowledge, accurate occupational information, and effective strategy for analyzing data, it appears that computer-based career information systems are far more efficient than manual systems. (SK)

There is a need to expand vocational education's role in secondary education to include (1) career awareness and exploration, (2) provision of vocational skills to nonvocational majors, and (3) provision of skills necessary for productive use of leisure time. (SK)

A variety of alternative careers for physical education majors are outlined, including athletic clubs, health clubs, fitness clinics, sport resorts, gerontology, infant development, rehabilitation, and commercial, sports-related business. (JMF)

Presents a biographical sketch of the author of the Fukuyama Profile, an instrument that uses self-analysis, job analysis, and occupational exploration to guide a career choice that leads to work satisfaction and self-fulfillment. (SK)

Introduces the concept of fashioning a career center on a university campus that is both welcoming and helpful to gay, lesbian, and bisexual students who are considering career choices. Includes statements from gays, lesbians, and bisexuals that suggest that they have to consider compatibility of lifestyle with their career choice. Includes list…

More research is needed on the effect of summer vocational exploratory programs for disadvantaged youth. Because of the limited number of high schools which offer a wide range of vocational courses, only one out of every five high school students has the opportunity to pursue viable technical or occupationally specific goals. However, research…

Industrial arts should use its enormous potential for experiential learning in the area of broadly-conceived occupational education. Industrial arts must also maintain its general education framework and reach beyond a narrow "crafts" focus. (SK)

Career decision making is a process that continues throughout the life span. But the process can be impeded by lack of occupational exploration, vocational indecision, and lack of realism in vocational choice. Each obstacle is examined and intervention strategies to assist in decision making are proposed. (Author)

As society enters the post-industrial age, career choosers and changers have more options than ever before. Yet traditional methods used by career counselors fail to take into account the rapid changes affecting the world of work. (RM)

The essay presented in this book is aimed at those individuals contemplating a career in education. The volume examines the opportunities, problems, and realities of the teaching profession to guide prospective teachers through the career decision-making process. It advises those who are thinking of teaching to ask questions, ponder their…

This document consists of two brief articles on career education in elementary school. The first article, "Career Education--The Early Years" by S. Theodore Woal, suggests that elementary school is the time to begin to infuse career education concepts and to correlate and integrate career guidance in the school curriculum. Three activities are…

Indicates science background is essential to student preparation for the Environmental Health Profession and provides examples of problems that occur because of the lack of scientific understanding. Reviews reasons for the declining enrollment in college science programs and discusses the challenge of recruiting students with the skills necessary…

Based on the personal experiences of individuals familiar with the day-to-day operation of experience-based career education (EBCE) in several states, the essays in this monograph are presented under three headings: (1) deciding to offer an option, (2) gathering community support, and (3) building an institutional framework. Part 1 includes…