Explored the effectiveness of a counseling intervention for disadvantaged adults (N=20). Results indicated that the Adkins Life Skills Program increased clients' vocational maturity, and they became more involved in their own career development. Reading ability influenced scores. (JAC)

Until about two decades ago, researchers considered career maturity primarily in terms of adolescents who struggled with the tasks that, when successfully completed, resulted in a viable career choice. Previously it has been suggested that the term "career adaptability" should replace the term "career maturity" in the study of adult vocational…

Describes the development and validation of a measure of attitudinal, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of vocational maturity for educationally and economically "disadvantaged" adults who experience delayed career development. Presents evidence for the measure's reliability, content, and construct validity, including its performance in a…

Explored the use of Crites' Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) with rehabilitation clients in evaluation versus training groups. Results indicate the CMI may be useful in tapping variables important in the progress of rehabilita- tion clients. Suggests group placement, content, and reading level must be considered and further research is needed. (JAC)

Explored validity and reliability of Adult Career Concerns Inventory (ACCI) using data from 104 graduate nursing students. Findings support construct validity and reliability of ACCI. Concluded that, although the ACCI seemed to be psychometrically sound, the use of other measures in conjunction with it would be recommended practice in assessing…

Compared employed adults' (N=136) career concerns to vocational development tasks in Super's model of maintenance career stage. Found results indicated adaptation not maturation propelled development. Results support posited renewal task which deals with midlife reassessment of career choice and commitment. (Author/CM)

It is postulated that adult vocational maturity needs to be assessed because of the changing developmental tasks encountered during the course of careers. Super's proposed adult vocational maturity model is examined for the promise that it offers and the problems that arise in developing a multidimensional measure of vocational maturity. (Author)

Studied effects of secondary school characteristics on career behavior in young adults. Found significant differences in patterns of career development by curriculum but not by sex, in certainty by curriculum and sex, and in satisfaction by neither curriculum nor sex. Comments by Donald Super and authors' response included. (Author/RC)

The Employability Maturity Interview (EMI) is a 10-item structured interview developed to assess readiness for the vocational rehabilitation planning process and the need for additional vocational exploration and employability services. The items deal with occupational choice, self-appraisal of abilities, self-appraisal of personality…

Discusses the construct of career maturity, and reviews research that identifies factors associated with it. Describes six measurement instruments and reviews their uses and psychometric properties. Summarizes information about these measures in two tables. Discusses issues associated with the assessment of career maturity. (Author/EMK)

Longitudinal data from Project TALENT are used to study how people's adult lives are patterned and how these patterns are related to their occupational achievement and perceived quality of life. Career is defined as a sequence of roles and associated activities that a person enacts within a particular life domain. The pattern of a person's life…

One of the new dimensions of vocational and career counseling is the recognition of the continuity in careers. Despite periods of unemployment and despite a radical change of occupations, the person having these experiences of change is still the same person. Although a career involves the life pursuits of a person, there are several differing…

This packet of materials provides a copy of the Career and Occupational Development exercises and complete documentation about administration and scoring procedures as released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP, an information-gathering project, used these exercises to survey the educational attainments of…

Although evidence for the existence of multiple careers is limited, the literature of career development, training, and human resource development has predicted that individuals will have many careers as well as jobs across the lifespan, and small-scale studies and trend analysis suggest that individuals may need to plan and prepare for different…