The increased diversity of clients is a fact for most counselors. The Career Decision-Making System (CDM) reliably measured six interest inventory scales in the following countries and cultures: Asian, European, Pacific Basin, Canadian English- and French-speaking, and United States English- and Spanish-speaking. The six scales are: Crafts;…

Holland's (1973) theory of vocational choice proposes a typology of, and a match between, people and occupations. The Self Directed Search (SDS) can be used to assess people's occupational orientation types. To assess the construct validity of Holland's theory of occupational preferences, 171 female industrial workers participated in a study,…

On the hypothesis that values have great strength in determining human goal direction, and that man's vocational decisions are in some way an extension of the self, it may be assumed that individuals choosing similar college majors will have similar work values, which differ from individuals choosing different majors. This report describes a…

In presenting the state of the art of the computer in guidance programs, it is maintained that there are many potential uses for computers in career decision making. Four types of computer-involved guidance systems were in use in 1970: indirect inquiry systems, direct inquiry systems without system monitoring, direct inquiry with system…

This paper concerns itself with two relatively central issues in career development, life stages and choice behavior and focuses on the tasks of the college counselor in regards to them. Life stages refer to sequential series of tasks to be accomplished within time periods that can be specified. Choice behavior is the on-going process of making a…

The primary emphasis of this issue of "Impact" is on career guidance. Articles contain facts as well as comments and implications regarding this topic. A feature of interest is a modified version of the 18th century "Game of Life." Another feature in this issue is a report on the counselor survey "Counselors View Goals, the Future, and…

This study compared interest, personality, and ability scores of vocationally undecided students who, after counseling, either selected a major or remained undecided. No significant differences were found between undecided and decided females. Vocationally undecided and decided males differed significantly on six Strong Vocational Interest Blank…

TO HELP NONCOLLEGE-BOUND YOUTH MAKE SATISFACTORY OCCUPATIONAL DECISIONS, A PROJECTIVE OCCUPATIONAL ATTITUDE TEST WAS DEVELOPED. THE INSTRUMENT CONSISTED OF 10 DRAWINGS DEPICTING SCENES OF UNSKILLED AND SEMISKILLED MALE OCCUPATIONS. THE SCENES PORTRAYED ARTS, TOOLS, MATERIALS, WORKING ENVIRONMENTS, AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. THE INSTRUMENT…

The purpose of this article is to examine the concept of "career" as it has been defined by a number of theorists and writers. Several categories of career definitions are discussed and their elements are analyzed. (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)

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

Explored gender differences in two career-related areas--traits, or personality, and decision-making style--and interpreted findings in light of Gilligan's developmental theory. Indicated that women in the sample had a greater tendency to be Social or Conventional Holland types, and External decision makers on the Johnson Decision Making…

Discusses a book published in 1468, Rodrigo Sanchez de Arevalo's "Mirror of Human Life," the earliest known comprehensive compilation of occupational descriptions. Describes the similarity of Sanchez's ideas about occupational choice and contemporary career counseling theory: informed choice; person-environment congruence; and the components of…

Provides an overview of technical writing as a career, specifically origins of the area of technical communication, job opportunities, salaries, training and experience, and types of work available. (SRT)

Describes methodology and procedures for an interactive approach to the interpretation of profiles in which few occupational scales are in the similar range. The answer sheet is used as a means of understanding and exploring the client's career thinking with counseling focusing on identification of client decision base, theme analysis, and…