Examines the evolution of decision making from a position of minor significance to one of primary importance in vocational theory, and considers the effects of this development on counseling and educational practices. (JAC)

This study of 548 freshmen enrolled in three junior colleges found: (1) students enrolled in college transfer programs stressed prestige in the selection of an occupation to a greater extent than did those in technical and semi-professional programs; (2) a positive correlation existed between occupational aspiration level and prestige emphasis;…

A factitious description of the destruction of the United States is given with the blame being placed on the author's theory of vocational choice and its disastrous results. The theory is based on dividing all people into personality types and all occupations into categories, and matching the two groups. (CG)

A seven-session Life Direction Seminar was designed both to familiarize female college students with the effects of socialization on their development and to expose them to the multitude of options available to them. The exercises, films, and reading materials used in the small groups are described. (Author)

In this interview, Holland shares his views on how the SDS (Self Directed Search) was developed, on the strengths and weaknesses of his theory, and on how to provide vocational counseling efficiently. He also outlines his hopes for the future. (Author)

A father, an experienced counselor, speaks to his college-bound daughter about counseling. He discusses significant others in his life who have had a strong influence on his philosophy and practice of counseling. The love between father and daughter provides an understanding of an important ingredient in effective counseling. (Author/BEF)

Barriers to adult career change are identified and a five-county regional learning service using paraprofessionals is described. Results in working with more than 200 adults making career changes are reported. (Author)

Common counselor aids like aptitude test scores, aptitude job matching, and corporate recruiting tests work only if the individual perceives herself in the same way that the tester does. The writer suggests that the counselor get closer to the alienated in order to help the cause of alternative counseling. (Author/BY)

Occupational foundering is a phenomenon occuring when a person enters the labor market without commitment to an occupational goal. A period of effort causing varying degrees of need deprivation and frustration, floundering can be divided into three stages: (1) initial entry into the labor market (2) shopping period (3) mid-career stage. In the…

Advocates an approach to career counseling that helps clients understand career choice as a developmental process, learn decision-making skills, and become active change agents in their own lives. Discusses the potential impact of this self-directed, decision-making model on career counseling. (Author)

Foreclosure occurs when individuals prematurely make a firm commitment to an occupation or an ideology. If the pressure of having an occupational identity can be eased, then it may be possible to establish an environment in which foreclosed students could move toward the consolidation of their unique identities. (Author)

Surveyed former peer advisors (N=201) to determine the perceived effects of a specific peer advisement program on choice of undergraduate major, selection of a career and selection of further graduate or professional training. Results suggested that peer advisement programs may have different appeals for different types of students. (LLL)

Theorizes that there are two primary dimensions or continua along which delays or dysfunctions may occur in career decision making: the decided/undecided state and the decisiveness/indecisiveness trait. Suggest that the combination of the two dimensions yields four distinct diagnostic categories which demonstrate the need for differential…

The author describes the Non-Sexist Vocational Card Sort for use in counseling both men and women. This technique is less sexist than traditional approaches because: (1) the same vocational alternatives are offered to both men and women; (2) the gender of the occupational titles has been neutralized; and (3) the counselor and client can explore…

Four types of career counseling are described: a traditional vocational counseling approach which helps the client with a specific decision; teaches decision making skills; one which views career development as a process rather than an endpoint; an one which focuses on creating the ability to utilize one's own strengths to achieve self determined…