Studies of the Black experience and its effects on career development and psychosocial identity indicate that: (1) a differential career opportunity structure exists for all people; (2) for Blacks, the real and perceived opportunity structures are qualitatively and quantitatively different from those available to whites; and (3) it is the role of…

Proposes addressing the issue of multiple roles and transitions in the dual-career pattern, and of career socialization by gender. Considers development of more egalitarian attitudes and behaviors in society the major issue. Advocates studies on socialization for changing work and family patterns and for role flexibility and interchangeability;…

Discusses elements to be considered by career counselors, including robotics, fiber optics, biotechnology, space industry, transition from industry to information, expected labor shortage in the 1990s, population trends, and entrepreneurial explosion. Also describes four basic skills of the information society. (CT)

Offers tips and techniques for avoiding job burnout and managing stress in child care centers. (HOD)

Guidelines for implementing comprehensive career development for special needs learners are presented. They include review and evaluation of curricula for appropriateness, determination of the learner's current stage of career development, program planning, integration of career development opportunities, ongoing program implementation assistance,…

Reports the results of a magazine readers survey on questions concerning career planning. Answers are reported on such topics as career paths, career ladders, career planning programs, mentoring programs, and program costs. A sample college graduate development program is included. (CT)

Interviews Joanna Lennon, executive director of the East Bay Conservation Corps, an exemplary program among approximately 40 youth service and conservation corps around the country. Discusses her vision for social change through education. Traces key events and people influencing her personal and career development. (JHZ)

Addresses the dilemma facing youth on employment and offers perspectives on the role of the curriculum in approaching this problem. Discusses and cites examples of employment options. Also highlights the personal needs that are associated with work. (ML)

Reviews issues and problems in conceptualizations of the academic profession, particularly division of labor into teaching and research, and describes the emergence of the modern American professoriate. (Author/JDH)

Presents the remarks of fourteen distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Eugene Rice (SO515235) and Shirley Clark (SO515236).

Examines the professor's role and the current institutional context of teaching in U. S. colleges and universities. Maintains that as teaching becomes increasingly judged by output and efficiency, the professor moves from an academic status to an employee status. (Author/JDH)

Contrasts the culture and social structure of research and teaching; demonstrating significant differences in these two spheres of academic work. Explores the question of how scholarship related to teaching can be fostered in a fashion similar to research and identifies six strategies for making gains in this endeavor. (JDH)

Presents the reactions of 14 distinguished sociologists as they react to the papers of Han Mauksch (SO 515 238) and Paul Baker (SO 515 239). (JDH)

Among the ways organizations are providing career development for supervisors are (1) in-house career resource centers, (2) individual development plans, (3) formal career paths or ladders, and (4) career counseling. (CT)

The author focuses on one particular systems approach, succession planning, and the role of the manager in this process. The manager's role in a career counseling session is spelled out in several steps. The importance of training workshops is also examined. (CT)