This paper reviews the higher education literature concerning mentoring, examines the stages involved in the mentoring process, and presents an anecdotal account of a mentor/protege relationship. The literature review examines gender and race in mentoring. It reveals that mentoring is very important for females and minorities because of the…

Parents have a pervasive and continual influence on their children's career development, beginning with early childhood and continuing as the child progresses through fantasy, exploration, tentative and trial stages of career development, and as the child responds to the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The child's readiness for…

The workplace is changing, and both education for employment in the workplace and a subset of the educational system that is directed towards meeting the career development needs of students and adult workers will also change. The basic four-part model of career guidance will continue to be useful. The tools and techniques that are used in each…

Developed by the Los Angeles Community College District's (LACCD's) Commission for the Advancement of Teaching, this report identifies broad areas related to teaching excellence in the LACCD, assesses them for possible problems or deficiencies, and makes recommendations for solutions where problems exist. Section I introduces the Commission, its…

This monograph presents results of a study which investigated possible ways in which political science training could be useful in government agencies, research firms, and business organizations. The investigation was based on interviews conducted by members of the American Political Science Association (APSA) with executives and political…

Declining enrollments in college-level geography courses have caused educators to assess current curriculum and research emphases within geography departments and to appraise those courses of action they might take to enhance geography's attractiveness to students. Current problems affecting geography can be placed in two categories--(1) general…

School teaching is becoming essentially and not merely marginally a genre of political behavior. For most contemporary teachers, most of the time, work consists of interpreting diverse ideological pressures, and attempting to appease those who produce these pressures in a manner that will allow them to retain their positions, self respect, and a…

Designed to encourage debate, discussion, and, eventually, evaluation of the minimum competency testing movement, this book examines academic, physical, social, aesthetic, and vocational competencies that are basic to the development of the early adolescent. The first of six chapters, Early Adolescent Competencies, raises issues facing schools for…

This report presents a balanced approach to the two conventional philosophies of curriculum creation. It begins with a brief history of the debate between an academic curriculum versus a practical curriculum. Academic curriculum supporters emphasize that every pupil should experience a curriculum stressing subject matter learning and be well…

Washington's Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board (WTECB) conducted research to identify components that constitute a content definition of career development by relating history, defining nomenclature, identifying issues, and describing the various approaches to such standards. Past efforts to establish academic and career…

Convergence of ideas from counseling and career psychology along with dramatic economic, social, and political changes call attention to the need to understand and respond to the career development of all people, but particularly that of youth. Changes in career education theory and practice include the following: a broader understanding of career…

Finland has a strong professional guidance and counseling system. Guidance counselors from the labor administration and vocational guidance psychologists are available in the school systems. In the past, particularly strong emphasis was placed on guidance classes within the curriculum. Now, however, the time prescribed for such classes has been…

In Germany, after elementary school, the school system splits into three branches, with students either preparing for an apprenticeship or continuing in school. A second system exists, parallel to this education system, which combines general education with basic professional training. The first key career decision point is in Grade 4, when…

In Ireland, the delivery of career guidance is strong in the education sector but relatively weak in the labor market sector. At the same time, it appears that most initiatives related to career guidance have been developed on an ad hoc basis. This is also true for initiatives related to labor market services, trade unions, and employers. It has…

Examines, in 13 articles, counseling psychologists' level of interest in business and industrial settings and their interaction with clinical and industrial/organizational specialties. Focuses on specific professional services that psychologists can provide and issues they will face. Discusses the potential contribution psychologists can make in…