The interaction of individual characteristics and career aspirations is investigated in two groups of college honors students--one female group and one male group. (Author)

Examined factors college-bound high school seniors (N=848) perceived as most helpful in making career decisions. Results suggested that their families and interesting high school classes were the most helpful factors. Teachers were also rated as helpful, while counselors generally were not. (JAC)

Examined the causal relationship between sex-role attitudes, cognitive complexity, and career choice in 174 college women. Results showed a complex relationship which changes as a function of age and progress through college. Counselors must be aware of the interactions between cognitive and attitudinal factors. (JAC)

Presents a followup study on 62 college freshmen who had declared psychology as their college major at Colorado State University. (Author)

The MVII appears to be an effective instrument for differentiating student career interests. The Study of Values was relatively unsuccessful among these students. The student's choice of a career appears to be more closely related to what he likes than to what he believes to be important or valuable. (Author)

The conclusion that interests play an important role in the decisions of junior college students to enter these curricula is apparently justified. It would appear that obtained curriculum clusters along with respective profiles of means will provideuseful reference points from which to consider educational and vocational decisions relative to the…

Discusses psychological characteristics of abused women including low self-esteem, dependency, learned helplessness, fear, and psychological neediness. Provides guidelines for career counseling with abused women. Basic elements include guidance regarding career opportunities, counseling for personal adjustment, coaching on job-seeking skills, and…

Describes a framework for systematic decision making by career counselors. The counselor who uses this model selects an intervention based upon the client's presenting request and the counselor's assessment. This framework was developed for use with both adolescents and adults. (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)

The Theory of Work Adjustment developed at the University of Minnesota is explicated as a frame of reference from which to view job satisfaction. (Author)

This study was designed to examine the vocational interests of daughters of alcoholics. Mixed support was provided for the assumption that their vocational choices are nonperson oriented. Data did support the prediction of high scores on the realistic and intellectual scales of Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory. (SJL)

The AFL-CIO raises some questions critical of the concept and course of career education. (Author)

Factors were examined that freshmen, undecided as to college major and career direction, frequently cited as being important in their career planning. (Author)

High School seniors reporting discrepancies between occupational "aspirations" and "expectations" are analyzed in relation to family socioeconomic status, intelligence test scores, scholastic performance, and socioeconomic area of residence. (Author)

High school students from various types of schools neither stereotyped nor chose to stereotype the secretarial position. A small group of interested males should be encouraged to become secretaries. (Author)