Indices of university students' job knowledge and vocational preferences were not found to be significantly related. The theoretical and practical implications of this finding are discussed. (Author)

Research for this article showed that most of the flight attendants decided "late" to enter this occupation, that others did not influence the flight attendants' choice of occupation, and that flight attendants chose their profession because it represented a change in life-style. (Author)

Few biases were found in counselor interpretations of a single Kuder Occupational Interest Survey profile attributed to hypothetical persons who differed only in terms of race, sex, and age characteristics. (Author)

Results of an investigation of current attitudes toward occupation groups are presented and compared with similar investigations made during the past 50 years. (Author)

Enterprising work yields higher income with less education than other types of work, suggesting that the income gap between Blacks and Whites might be decreased if counselors help Black youth gain access to enterprising work. (Author)

Compared with men, women were found to be vocationally more mature and their intrinsic work values were more related to vocational maturity. (Author)

Studies the social status that the general population accords occupations. Concludes that the prestige order of occupations in our society has changed very little, despite significant changes in employment opportunities. (Author/HMV)

This paper covers types of vocationally related research and projects that practicing counselors would like to see done, followed by some suggestions for potential application of these topics. It is hoped that some school counselors will be encouraged to conduct research in their local setting. (Author/CG)

The preferences of a group of nonprofessional workers for a vocational counselor were solicited to ascertain whether participants would choose a counselor whose personality type matched their own. (Author)

This study investigates the relation of varying amounts of career information on levels of career choices of seventh-grade students. (Author)

The purposes of this study were to demonstrate a methodology for local development of slide-tape occupational information materials, and to determine whether this was a more effective means of conveying this information than printed or aural presentations. The results indicate the slide-tape mode was the most effective. (Author)

An investigation of the effects on adults of a group career planning program (Life Work Planning) indicated significant increases in self-actualizing attitudes and values that were retained over a five-month period. (Author)

Students report that guidance resources that provide role models and personal contacts (such as field trips and frequent counseling) help them the most in their career planning. (Author)

The participation of physically impaired students in the short, structured Vocational Exploration Group is described. (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…