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Franklin, Paul – New Directions for Education and Work, 1979
A case is presented for improving information provided to postsecondary students and their families. Improvements needed to make information more useful to the individual are suggested. Several current trends are outlined that require new institutional responses to information needs, and six standards for defining "good" information are provided.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making
Hoffman, Benjamin B. – 1981
Forecasting models for maximizing postsecondary futures and applications of the model are considered. The forecasting of broad human futures has many parallels to human futures in the field of medical prognosis. The concept of "exasperated negative" is used to refer to the suppression of critical information about a negative future with…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Choice, Computer Oriented Programs, Databases
