Discusses the role of chance in career choice and provides some guidelines for career counselors. Suggests that counselors discuss the impact of chance during counseling sessions rather than assuming that logical, rational career planning is possible or desirable. (JAC)

States that appropriate interventions are necessary with multipotentialed individuals to help them successfully cope with the abundance of career choices. Links the giftedness and career-choice literatures through a discussion of the concept of multipotentiality. Describes intervention ideas relevant for these individuals including concurrent…

Individual (gender and acculturation), microsystem (social support), exosystem (socioeconomic status), and macrosystem (racism) variables were examined as predictors of career decision-making self-efficacy in a sample of 85 Vietnamese adolescents in the Washington, D.C., area. English language acculturation and peer support accounted for unique…

The purpose of Career Development in Higher Education is to provide a broad and in-depth look at the field of career development as it applies to individuals involved in higher education activities, in a variety of educational and vocational training settings. The book will examine some of the field's major themes, approaches and assumptions using…

To present the career issues of clients with eating disorders (EDs) from a more holistic perspective, the author gives an overview of EDs, describes the career challenges that such clients may experience, and identifies several theories that may be helpful in conceptualizing their career choices. Suggestions for practice are offered.

The main purpose of this study is to examine the dimensions of career indecision among a sample of Greek high school students (N = 848) and to classify the students of the sample in regard to their career decision status. A second objective is the investigation of the relationship between career decision status groups and generalized…

Examines the evolution of decision making from a position of minor significance to one of primary importance in vocational theory, and considers the effects of this development on counseling and educational practices. (JAC)

Examines personality types, then goes beyond defining types to match type characteristics with similar aspects of jobs that could lead to "perfect" careers. Looks at differences between extroversion and introversion, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, and judging and perceiving, and gives career implications of these differences. (NB)

The Career Decision Profile can be used by counselors to explore a client's career indecision, screen for readiness, determine services needed, and evaluate outcomes. A survey of five counselors identified reasons why The Profile is or is not being used. (SK)

Describes the purpose and theoretical origins of the Career Factors Inventory, a measure of the antecedents of career indecision. Discusses potential applications, giving examples of its use in counseling, career development, and administrative planning. (SK)

Study 1 (n=97) provided evidence of the correlation of Holland's model of vocational interests with Schwartz' theory of basic values. Realistic career interests did not correlate with values. Study 2 (n=545) replicated these findings, showing a better match for individuals who had reached a career decision in counseling than for the undecided.…

Empirical research and vocational theory indicate that values are important in career counseling and vocational choice. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of career values to Christian religious values as they might be assessed in career counseling. Results indicate that there was some overlap between religious and…

This theoretical article presents an interdisciplinary approach to extend the scope of current career theories and their application to the overseas Chinese (OC) in Indonesia. Using an ecological model to analyze culture and an emic perspective, the article discusses several factors that affect careers of OC Indonesians. Factors such as culture,…

Offers a proven six-step strategy for counseling those clients who are positioned in Region 99 in the "World of Work Map" developed by the American College Testing Program. (Author)

Achieving both career development and a successful relationship requires a give and take in career choice between partners throughout the stages of a relationship. Whose career takes precedence at different stages of the relationship? How are spousal career decisions today made differently than in the past? How can partners' career decisions be…