The multimodal career counseling model is a logical extension of Lazarus' multimodal behavior therapy through the assessment of seven modalities that affect the career of the individual. Interventions may be directed at the early decision-making stage or when difficulties are encountered. (Author)

Explored how vocational choices inconsistent with sex-role expectations affect counselor's perceptions of male clients. After observing a male client choosing either a nursing or accounting career, graduate students assessed the clients' masculine or feminine attributes. Results indicated significant differences in counselor perceptions of clients…

Recruitment and retention of students are reasons many institutions are reevaluating career assistance provided to students. Research discussed reviews career decisions encountered by students, and administrative and program assistance for career decision making. A variety of programs, based on research and evaluation of students, seems to be the…

Presents the Diverse Decision Makers, a humorous classification of student career decision-making characteristics which can be used to stimulate group discussion in career planning workshops. The use of humor provides students with a different perspective to their problem and suggests some of the underlying difficulties in decision making. (JAC)

Proposes that, while there may be real sex differences in vocational interests, Gottfredson's reanalysis of Self-Directed Search predictive data provides no support for the counseling use of sex-divergent raw interest scores. (RC)

The Career Maturity Inventory Scale was used to investigate the vocational maturity of emotionally maladjusted and well-adjusted high school students. Results indicated a significant difference in career maturity between the two groups. Sex, class, and race differences were also examined. (RC)

Data from 11 national surveys found a small positive association between job satisfaction and level of education. A college degree was needed for college education to affect job satisfaction. Level of education was associated with challenge and financial reward. Overeducated workers were particularly dissatisfied. (JAC)

About half the college students surveyed were not inclined to consider occupational information in making their educational choices, although they felt the opportunity for employment in their chosen field was very important. Immigrating students were more concerned about vocational information. Counselors must deal with this discrepancy. (JAC)

The results of this study identified the perceptions of urban and rural parents and students concerning the skills they considered necessary for occupational survival. (Author)

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…

Research shows the close relationship between cognitive development and changes in moral judgments. This relationship explains some of the crises of mid-life career change. (Author)

Compared women (N=25) in nontraditional careers with women (N=25) in the traditional field of teaching. Differences between the groups suggested that those entering a traditional career made their decision earlier in life than those choosing a nontraditional career. Similarities were found between the two groups. (RC)

Although women's choices of certain occupations may be perceived as nontraditional, these women make choices congruent with their immediate environment. Environmental factors include maternal employment, paternal achievement behavior, parent attitudes, socioeconomic status, family size, and peer influence. (RC)

Surveyed educationally and vocationally undecided students (N=8,051) at Ohio State University each year from 1974-1980. A seven-year comparison indicated very little change in demographic and other pertinent variables. Suggests services created for this heterogeneous group need to be consistent and varied. (RC)