Social cognitive career theory, which is one of the most studied career approaches, recently proposed that self-efficacy and outcome expectations are important determinants of the career choice process. Career self-efficacy and vocational outcome expectations might both result in avoiding or having greater motivation levels in terms of career…

In this article, the author discusses ways for librarians who are active in their profession on how to move up to the national level. She offers two choices for new librarians as well as for librarians who are in their mid-career on whether to pursue their dream of moving up to the national level and get involved or not. She stresses that it is…

The authors assessed the career maturity of students in accelerated versus traditional academic programs. Students in traditional programs were hypothesized to be more advanced regarding their career decision making and development when compared with students in accelerated programs. The Medical Career Development Inventory (see M. L. Savickas,…

This study surveyed 925 Australian high school students enrolled in grades 8 through 12 on measures of occupational aspirations, occupational expectations, career status aspirations, and career status expectations; it tested the association between these variables and career maturity, career indecision, career decision-making self-efficacy, and…

A sample of students was studied from second grade (n=208) to 12th grade (n=103). The social value of their occupational aspirations increased until early high school but fell by senior year. Through eighth grade, 40% of boys and 20% of girls had fantasy aspirations, which became more realistic later in high school. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)

Adolescents across the five years of high school (169 females and 164 males) completed a survey that identified occupational status aspirations and expectations coded into six types-- realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, or conventional--according to the RIASEC model (Holland, 1997). As the focus of the study was to explore…

This review covers selections from the literature published in 1976 on topics of interest in vocational and career behavior and development. Both theoretical and research contributions are included, representing investigations in vocational choice, career maturity and development, stereotyping, measurement, vocational behavior, and related…

Examined the relationships between Puerto Rican, Black, and Anglo adolescent children's career aspirations, expectations, and maturity and their parents' career values and career aspirations for them. Results suggest that career behavior differentially affects adolescent children's career development and that parent-child interaction may be…

There are three basic types of career indecision: (1) developmental; (2) acute situational-reaction; and (3) chronic indecision. Developmental indecision is usually alleviated by maturity as well as by self-awareness activities and career information. Acute situational-reaction indecision is relieved by the removal of situational or environmental…

Examined post-high school occupational attainment of 45 students who participated in an experiment in voluntary urban-suburban school busing. Results supported the hypothesis that busing inner-city students to suburban schools positively affects their career development and maturity and supported arguments for desegregation. (WAS)

While Holland's (1973) theory of personality types and vocational identity is widely used, the theory does not specify the developmental antecedents of the six personality types. To examine the relationship between membership in adolescent social cliques and vocational identity in early adulthood, four groups of college students (N=192)…

Females had significantly higher attitude and competency scores on the Abbreviated Career Maturity Inventory, completed by 114 female and 187 male African-American high school students. Educational plans were consistent with occupational expectations; 90% females and 74% males preferred careers requiring degrees, and 89% females and 86% males…

Existing theories of career development are based primarily on observations of white, middle-class males. This has prompted consideration of a separate theory of career development for women. Before a separate theory can be justified, it must be established that sex differences in the career development process do exist. A study attempted to…

This study examined differences in vocational maturity of women across different levels of internal-external control and typical versus atypical vocational choice. Results indicated that internally controlled women had significantly higher vocational maturity than externally controlled women; no differences were found in vocational maturity…

The results of an evaluation of a college credit course, "Decision Making for Career Development," indiciated that the course activities made a positive contribution to the measured vocational development of students. Students rated group instruction and personal counselor contacts as important to their progress in the decision-making process.…