In study 1, 34 Upward Bound students slightly enhanced career decision-making self-efficacy after 10 hours of career exploration. In study 2, 22 Upward Bound summer institute participants who received 5 weeks of career exploration had higher self-efficacy than 26 participants who did not. No differences in the number of occupations considered were…

Describes "What's Up in Factories?", an experimental curriculum developed by WNET television that combines video and a variety of interactive activities, including field trips to manufacturing facilities. Discusses goals that include an appreciation of manufacturing, learning about current trends and innovations, and discovering and…

The development of a personalized educational plan should be based on career and personal goals formulated and clarified through career exploration experiences. The eighth grade is a decision point at which students need to be aware of blocks of courses that require 4 years to complete; decisions must be confirmed at the 10th-grade level. However,…

The resource booklet contains information on 130 different careers written for elementary students at a third grade reading level. The order of arrangement is by the 15 USOE occupational clusters. One illustrated page is devoted to each career, and each includes a brief job description; a list of the skills, aptitudes, and preferences required by…

The primary goal of the program described in this paper was to develop activities to provide fifth graders with an opportunity to meet people in fields of work which are generally considered to be outside the child's everyday realm of experience. The career education unit visits by a folksinger, a weaver-dyer, a nurse, and an advertising manager…

Occupational psychology should be integrated into the exploratory industrial arts curriculum, according to the author, since the purpose of an exploratory course is to contribute to students' occupational guidance in making occupational choices. He discusses the importance of "try-out" experience in industrial arts. (MF)

Examined the effects of two different career interventions (Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory or a Vocational Card Sort) on career undecided reentry women. Significant effects were found for both treatments, with the women experiencing less career indecision following the interventions. Both interventions were equally effective, and the women…

Describes the development of a behavior-anchored scale to measure career indecision and presents the relationship of the behavioral scale to other career indecision and psychological measures. (Author)

Obtaining and evaluating career information is a beneficial activity for high school students. Although a potential source of this information is parents, students do not necessarily have meaningful career discussions with their parents. An activity, Thats My Mom / Thats My Dad was developed to encourage more parent-student career decisions. In…

This study describes the efforts of one sociology department to both discover and expand career opportunities for sociology majors in nontraditional areas. Potential employers in business and industry most frequently indicated that they could envision using sociology majors in people-management areas such as personnel, labor relations, and…

Examined the theoretically predicted adult career outcomes of individuals who engage in different developmental patterns of commitment to choice. Results indicated minimal support for the hypothesis that those who engage in increasing commitment and who do not revert to earlier behaviors would experience the most desirable outcomes in adulthood.…

A variety of alternative careers for physical education majors are outlined, including athletic clubs, health clubs, fitness clinics, sport resorts, gerontology, infant development, rehabilitation, and commercial, sports-related business. (JMF)

Counselors, faculty members, and placement personnel pool their skills to create a program that promotes student career awareness. (Author)

The author comments on the work of Krumboltz and Crites in regards to their social learning theory and comprehensive approach to career counseling, respectively. (HLM)

Examines the relative contributions of both proximal and distal supports to the career interests and vocational self-efficacy in a sample of middle school adolescents. Findings reveal that vocational self-efficacy and career exploration efficacy consistently predicted young adolescents' career interests across Holland themes, and perceived parent…