Vocational psychology researchers and practitioners are now attending to the issues of career success as an outcome of career adjustment. Previous research has focused on the stages of career development (Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, and Decline). During the Establishment stage of career development, individuals usually establish a…

A qualitative study was conducted to determine the influence of mentors on the career development of Illinois community college presidents, and the extent to which those presidents were now mentoring others. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 community college presidents in the state to gather information on mentoring characteristics and…

Undecided college students, those students who have entered college without declaring a major field of study, make up a significant population. Counselors can help undecided college students by using a four-step career decision-making model, consisting of the steps of self-awareness, career information, decision-making, and an action plan. In the…

This investigation, part of an on-going research program examining social learning theory applications to career development, tested several hypotheses derived from A. Bandura's self-efficacy theory in the career-related domain of mathematics. Specifically, the effects of failure on a mathematics task and on a task irrelevant to mathematics were…

Discussed are some attitudinal, communication, environmental, and skills barriers faced by handicapped people seeking to gain vocational skills and to work successfully. The author describes the Vocational Training and Placement of the Severely Handicapped (VOTAP) project and the Overcoming Barriers to Mainstreaming project. (IM)

The purpose of this paper was to examine the problems of and demands on female administrators as they make the transition from the elementary to the secondary school principalship where more policy-setting is involved. Two case studies are presented of women principals making the transition within large city school systems. The subjects were…

It is important that career education goals and objectives be clarified and any present inaccurate images by changed. Career education can be defined as that delivery system which helps students develop the necessary competencies to function in the real-life role of producer or wage earner. Thinking in terms of competencies required to function…

This qualitative study focused primarily on career women, managing learning, and the application of lifelong learning concepts. The main purpose of the study was to discover how lifelong learning concepts may have been instrumental in influencing the vision, attitude, and goals of the 20 career women included in this inquiry (two women were…

This study found that 55% of journalism and mass communication educators first considered college teaching while in college or within 5 years after graduating from college, while 40% did not until more than 5 years after college. Two important factors in their career decisions included a personal influence (i.e., a mentor) and media experience,…

This paper examines the use of a circumplex model of family interaction patterns for explaining variance in work and family role salience and vocational identity in a sample of 173 college students (107 women, 65 men). Results indicate a significant link between perceived emotional closeness and structural flexibility in the family-of-origin and…

The world of work has changed dramatically over the years. Many researchers have enhanced career development theories, and recently there have been efforts to explore the possible convergence of the major theories or, at least, more effectively bridge theory and practice. This document explains several theories that can be used to revise current…

Today work goes on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is about acceleration and access. Workers need balance more than ever. In fact, recent college graduates value work/life balance as their key factor in selecting employers. This paper, written for career counselors, defines balance as encompassing emotional, spiritual, physical, and…

The literature on career development in Taiwan is reviewed. Three decades ago career counseling began with vocational guidance for junior high graduates going to seek a job; the meaning of work focused on earning a living, and the main task was simply to help graduates find jobs. Now the broadened meaning of "career" is defined as a…

A new method for evaluating model fit that is easy to use and interpret is presented. The new method, which uses a binomial test of the number of hypotheses (paths) in a model that are supported by the data, has heuristic value when considering problems associated with other goodness-of-fit measures. An application of the binomial test as a…

A study ascertained the educational and occupational status of Ohio 4-H alumni and, in particular, their perceptions of the impact of 4-H on their career development. The population of the study was 883 Ohio 4-H alumni from Hancock, Darke, Portage, and Licking counties who were 17- and/or 18-year-old members as of January 1, 1977, through January…