The author describes the cooperative research undertaken by a group of college students in conjunction with two New Jersey state agencies. A questionnaire and the Career Maturity Index were administered to a random sample of high school students in order to assess students' occupational and educational plans, and their vocational interests. (SJL)

The study shows that college students enrolled in a career course made greater gains on certain vocational development measures than did students who initiated one-to-one counseling. (Author)

Findings of a two-phase longitudinal study throw light on the role of sex, race, and socioeconomic background in college seniors' and graduates' occupational expectations and experiences. (Author)

This research assesses the importance of counselor-client contact in occupational aspiration-expectation discrepancies. Subjects are 1835 high school seniors. The study finds the more counselor-client contact there is, the less discrepant is the client's career aspiration and expectation. This relationship remains after controlling for variables…

An investigation of the effects of exposing sixth-grade children to people working in occupations that have not traditionally been performed by their sex indicated that attitudinal changes can occur when children are made aware of occupational stereotypes. (Author)

This study explores the relationship of computer-assisted career guidance activities and career maturity and describes the counselors' role in using the computer. The study used computer-assisted activities with community college students and compared the latter to a control group. The experimental group had greater increase in vocational…