Section 1 contains five chapters on flexible work arrangements, self-employment, working from home, part-time professionals, job sharing, and temporary employment. Section 2 includes reviews of four books on working flexibly, concluding with a list of 23 additional readings. (SK)

A former president of the Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT), reflects on the impetus and formation of DCDT. Future trends that are emerging and that will require DCDT's support and leadership are identified, including interagency linkages and transition services for individuals with more severe disabilities. (CR)

Explores language and legislative changes that have affected career planning for students with disabilities in the past twenty years. Similarities in the types of workers that were needed from 1974 to 1985 and the workers needed now are discussed, along with the impact on career development for students with disabilities. (CR)

Offers suggestions for developing the skills and experience necessary to assume a college presidency. States that an administrator who wants to be a college president must fully understand theories of learning, curriculum education, corporate training, funding formulas and budgets, and admissions and advising processes. (Contains 19 references.)…

Adds operational definitions to Loughead and Black's "job change thermostat" concept and suggests research that can test and extend the framework. (23 references) (SK)

Stresses the interrelationship of career development and mental health and lists future research questions related to the quality of life as a product of work satisfaction and life satisfaction of service delivery that enhances both career and personal adjustment. (SK)

National Semiconductor, a worldwide firm with headquarters in California, designed dual career paths with the assistance of a compensation and benefits consulting firm. The approach to change was so effective, because of the paths, job evaluations, compensation structure, and the process, that others have adopted it. (JOW)

This special issue includes reviews of 32 books on the following topics: management, human resources, and organizational development; career counseling, guidance, and assessment; job search; resumes; careers in specific fields; careers for special populations; career transitions; and finding balance. (SK)

The new "career contract" moves from organization-based careers to protean or self-based careers. The contemporary work environment demands the metaskills of identity development and heightened adaptability. Career stages now involve cycles of continuous learning rather than retraining, a way to tap the potential of older workers. (SK)

Liberal arts colleges often fail to educate students for the work force. Hazards that justify serious concern about liberal arts students are baby boomer saturation of the job market, the rise of mass education, graduates' lack of specific business skills and work experience, and the shrinking corporate and public service sector. Offers…

An interview with Belinda Eriachoe, a Navajo/Zuni environmental scientist, discusses the basic respect for the environment instilled during her childhood on the Navajo Reservation, educational experiences at Arizona State University and the University of Hawaii, and her concerns about environmental and occupational health issues affecting…

Includes "Women in Authority: The Ideal and the Reality" (Ducci); "Unequal Race to the Top"; "What Training for Career Advancement?" (Fromont); "Motherhood, Family, Career" (Seguret); and "It's Up to Women to Make Things Change." (JOW)

Describes the major challenges of accommodating dual-career couples in academic science and some of the current responses to those challenges from institutions of higher learning. Discusses prevailing perceptions concerning household responsibility, the science work ethic, job procurement, continued discrimination against women, and future…

Responds to case of Sondra presented in Career Development Quarterly (September 1990). Suggests that her inability to decide on a career may be rooted in long-term personality style, poor ego strength, noisome family dynamics, and/or developmental delay. Recommends an integrative approach incorporating both personal and career counseling. (PVV)

Examines some of the concerns related to the transition of leaving high school and going on to the next phase in career development. Discusses the schools' role in providing a smooth transition from school to work. (JOW)