Individuals with disabilities are faced with many factors that impact their post-school career options. Participants in this study (n = 64) were students with disabilities who enrolled in career-focused transition programs in a high school in southeast Alabama. This study examined participants' results gained from completion on Holland's Self…

The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of Career Technical Education (CTE) by middle school and high school counselors and the effect the perceptions could have on students' choices in career and education planning. School counselors in both middle school and high school should have significant input in the decisions students…

A 1ST-YEAR EVALUATION OF OUTREACH COUNSELING IN FOUR POVERTY AREAS OF MINNEAPOLIS IS PRESENTED. ONE COUNSELOR AND ONE CLERK WERE PLACED IN EACH OF THREE SCHOOLS TO WORK WITH GRADUATES AND DROPOUTS OF THE CLASS OF 1965 AND WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR INSTITUTIONS SEEKING HELP. THE COUNSELOR'S ACTIVITIES INCLUDED CONTACTS WITH THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS…

Batch-process, online career information, and online career guidance systems are computer-based career information systems that can provide current information on jobs, as well as match students with careers or educational courses. (KS)

This new report shows that while some of New York's college readiness programs have grown significantly in the last few years, there have also been some disappointing steps backward. For instance, the Bloomberg administration backed away from an initiative launched in 2000 by CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein and then-New York City Schools…

A 6-year project is being conducted by the Department of Industrial Education of the University of Minnesota to identify criteria which are useful in counseling post-high school vocational technical students. Data are gathered through comprehensive measurement of basic competencies and selected characteristics and are analyzed to determine which…

This job guide for youth contains names of places to go and people to see for information and advice on how to analyze one's abilities and interests and select suitable work. There is information on the benefits of a good education, on references for sources of financial aid and part-time and temporary jobs, and on preparing for a job interview.…

A REPORT OF A CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, INTEREST, AND CHALLENGE WAS GIVEN. THE CONFERENCE, WITH OVER 1,000 IN ATTENDANCE, NOT ONLY EMPHASIZED THE SOFTHEARTED APPROACH TO COUNSELING BUT ALSO ACHIEVED STRONG PROFESSIONAL-MINDEDNESS THROUGH ITS WORKGROUP SESSIONS, BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND SYMPOSIUMS. THE WORKGROUP TOPIC…

The usefulness of the Vocational Development Inventory as a counseling aid and the effect of post-secondary vocational training on vocational maturity are examined. (MU)

This article finds inadequate career services for gifted and talented students, reviews current research in such areas as multipotentiality and unhealthy perfectionism, identifies areas for further research (i.e., life after college and psychological/emotional issues), and recommends an agenda for change in the nature of career counseling for this…

This study was an effort to understand the phenomenal dearth of black physicians in the United States, particularly in the specialty of ophthalmology, and to determine to what extent practicing ophthalmologists had had exposure to professional career counseling. A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of black ophthalmologists to acquire…

The purpose of the 6-year Minnesota Student Characteristics and Occupationally related Education Project (MINI-SCORE) is to identify criteria which are useful to counselors and others in the selection and counseling of post-high school vocational-technical students as they choose specific vocational-technical curriculums. Data were collected on…

This description of Richland Community College's Career Resources Library begins by explaining the eight major subdivisions of the collection: (1) job search information, which contains information on employment strategies, interviewing techniques, researching jobs/companies, and resume writing; (2) occupational information, which includes…

School administrators should see that their students and graduates are informed of opportunities for technical education; it may be necessary to supplement the training of guidance counselors. (Eight specific suggestions are given to orient counselors to technical education programs. Working in personnel departments acquaints counselors with…

This manual is designed to provide the background needed by counselors to evaluate and select a computer-assisted career guidance system (CACGS) for their institution or agency. The manual is comprised of nine chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 explore the career planning process and the terminology used in computerized guidance, while chapter 3 combines…